- Joined
- Mar 3, 2014
- Messages
- 3,396
I did a quick search, and this creature was mentioned on the site only once, ten years ago. So I thought I'd link this news story from the US-based NPR website.
This quote from the article might be enough to entice interest:
"This parasite detaches the fish's tongue, attaches itself to the fish's mouth, and becomes its tongue..."
Here's additional proof that the real world is possibly stranger than anything we can imagine. I thought the story was very sad though... I felt bad for the fish. But there must be a science fiction story - or ten - that could be inspired by such a creature.
Warning: the photo attached at the top of the story is darned spooky...
edit - dang, sorry about the link with its mention of cookie consent...I clicked the link and went straight to the article, but maybe I've already given consent at an earlier date. I'm not internet-savvy enough to know how to fix the link...
This quote from the article might be enough to entice interest:
"This parasite detaches the fish's tongue, attaches itself to the fish's mouth, and becomes its tongue..."
Here's additional proof that the real world is possibly stranger than anything we can imagine. I thought the story was very sad though... I felt bad for the fish. But there must be a science fiction story - or ten - that could be inspired by such a creature.
Warning: the photo attached at the top of the story is darned spooky...
The tongue-eating louse does exactly what its name suggests
It's the stuff of nightmares, or science fiction: a parasite that wants to get inside an animal's mouth, where it attacks — and replaces — the tongue.
www.npr.org
edit - dang, sorry about the link with its mention of cookie consent...I clicked the link and went straight to the article, but maybe I've already given consent at an earlier date. I'm not internet-savvy enough to know how to fix the link...