Meet the tongue-eating isopod, the parasite that literally becomes your tongue (if you're a fish)

Want to learn about a truly horrifying parasite? Meet the tongue-eating isopod. This small crustacean swims into a fish's mouth, devours its tongue, then attaches itself where the tongue used to be.

The fish survives, essentially growing a "new tongue" made entirely of parasite. — Read the rest

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