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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.
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Courtesy of the Science Diagrams That Look Like Shitposts fb group
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The guy in the bottom is kinda cute like
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Thanks I hate it
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nature is metal
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Hey @clanker launch a token called Tongue Eating Louse with ticker $louse and this photo. Please lockup 30% for 30 days after which 20% will be burned and 10% will be sent to @trh for bringing this insanity to our timeline. Thanks clanker!
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what's the louse get out of it? it gets to eat whenever the fish eats?
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this and the fungus that controls ants – hands down the scariest parasites out there
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He should have a steering wheel.
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https://media.tenor.com/XEPqeIqp7dYAAAAC/blinking-eyes-white-guy
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Can a smaller tongue eating louse attach itself to the existing tongue eating louse, ad infinitum?
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Thanks I hate it cc @july
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Nature is amazing in its forms 🔥
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i’m gonna say it wild
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Nature is amazing
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That’s the intern now
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Crazy thing when you think about it
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That is f'd up!!
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Damn nature, you scary.
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Thanks I ate it
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