The only parasite that functionally replaces an organ. The tongue-eating louse (Cymothoa exigua) is one of the strangest and most disturbing parasites in the animal kingdom. It enters through the gills of a fish and attaches itself to the base of the tongue. It severs the blood vessels, causing the tongue to wither and fall off. Then it replaces the tongue, attaching itself to the stump and functioning like a prosthetic tongue. The fish can still eat and live normally—with the louse acting as its new tongue.

oh how nice of you beaming this onto our feeds this evening *blocked*

Now that i think about it, maybe you should be able to censor other people’s posts

I can name a few more disturbing than this one.

The book "The Delirium Brief" (Laundry Files #8) has these, but with human hosts 😁

The book "The Delirium Brief" (Laundry Files #8) has these, but with human hosts 😁
https://www.amazon.com/Delirium-Brief-Laundry-Files-Novel/dp/0765394669

woke mind virus is a lobotomy one can’t even draw

I just woke up and I don’t think I can go back to sleep

Getting to know about this for the very first time. I don't do gills eating, but this will definitely help me to shun it more.

https://app.paycaster.co/api/frames/multi/15e34ff1-fa0e-418b-a9d3-bd71b96f9353

https://farcaster.xyz/delikurt/0x6adbae37

This and the zombie parasite are real fears for me 🤣