When Exigua Got Your Tongue, It's For Real.

Posted by Alex in Animal, Everything Else on September 6, 2005 at 11:59 pm


Cymothoa exigua is an insect that grabs onto a fish’s tongue, and slowly eats away at it until only a stub is left. It then replaces the tongue with its own body, living comfortably inside the fish’s mouth. Link

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