Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod that severs the blood vessels in a fish’s tongue, causing the tongue to fall off. It then attaches itself to the remaining stub of tongue and the parasite itself effectively serves as the fish’s new “tongue”
That’s nightmare fuel
I think you’re lost. This belong in c/terrifyingasfuck
This is a pretty extreme example of acting like you belong somewhere and hoping no one will notice
This is honestly shit for both of them, sure getting your tongue eaten probably isn’t great but could you imagine if your whole life was just pretending to be a tongue living inside a fish’s mouth??
This is a ridiculously convoluted survival plan.
I’d expect something like this from Charlie on IASIP
But can the fish feel it wriggle around?
All the ones I’ve asked have had nothing to say about it.
Can you imagine if this happened with humans? Wonder no more! https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_bay_2012
Thanks, I didn’t really need to sleep tonight.
nope
Does Lemmy have a don’t put your dick in that community yet?
Lol the parasite is waving at the camera.
I never thought a parasite could look this cute
It looks weirdly cuter than the fish itself
Welfare Queen Louise riding around in its new fish, getting free food and stuff.
