As you may or may not be aware, I like to indulge my scientific side from time to time. Well, right now is one of those times. Ergo...
A gross creature which gobbles up a fish's tongue and then replaces it with its own body has been found in Britain for the first time. The bug, which has the scientific name cymothoa exigua, was discovered inside the mouth of a red snapper bought from a London fishmonger. The 3.5cm creature had grabbed onto the fish's tongue and slowly ate away at it until only a stub was left. It then latched onto the stub and became the fish's "replacement tongue".
This is awesome and gross and amazing all at once. The rest of the story can be found here. And another pic of the bug is seen below. Neat!
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