parasite attatches itself to fish's tongue. Not for the squeamish

[PuppyFluffer]

What's crazy is that the parasites have parasites. For example, fleas have mites on them. The world of parasites is really fascinating.

 

[kyryah]

I'll stick to my 2 gauge barbell, thanks.

Kristina

 

[dustonthecabnit]

I'll stick to my 2 gauge barbell, thanks.

Kristina

RIGHT!! I had a zero but unlike that guy i took mine out!

 

[captmicha]

I'd be so pissed off if I was the fish!

 

[gotglock]

You jsut gave me nightmares for the next 3 weeks. Thanks -sarcasm-.

 

[Jspigs]

Sorry but that pic looks fake to me. If you look closely the fishes teeth look a lot like a humans teeth, and also wikipedia is not a reliable source. ANYONE can go on wikipedia and say whatever they want even if what they say is not true or is irrelevant or both. Also this may seem like a newbie question and it may be but do fish even have tongues? Because I can't think of any fish that has a tongue (I am excluding the fish in the pic because I don't believe that this pic is real). But really, LOOK at the teeth on that fish and tell me they don't look like a humans teeth.

 

[mmm_unit]

district 9?

 

[jpappy789]

The pic may very well be fake, but Cymothoa exigua is a true species of isopod that will eat away at the tongue then attach itself to the roof of the mouth...

http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrec...q=Cymothoa+exigua&uid=788276311&setcookie=yes

http://www.jstor.org/stable/1444352

http://www.galapagos.org/pdf/Noticias62.pdf#page=23

 

[starrystarstarr]

thats so freaky!!!

 

[ayra321]

saw it on animal planet,it was wierd....