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>> Anonymous
I CAN SEE FOREVER IN YOUR BEAK
>> Anonymous
What is this? More info please
>> Anonymous
It's a wee isopod that became a fish's tongue and ate all its food.

I think.
>> Anonymous
the teeth on that fish are amazingly human, very creepy
>> Scythemantis
Yes, it is a parasite that replaces a fish's tongue. The fish can even use it to hold food. Cymothoa exigua
>> cant touch this !AB5fTSvpY6
im amazed no one has screamed alien yet.thats pretty creepy
>> Anonymous
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua

Cymothoa exigua is a parasitic crustacean of the family Cymothoidae. This parasite attaches itself at the base of the spotted rosesnapper fish's tongue with its claws, and drinks from the artery which supplies the tongue with blood. As the parasite grows, less and less blood is able to reach the tongue, and eventually the organ atrophies from lack of blood. The parasite then replaces the fish's tongue with its own body. The fish is able to use the parasite just like a normal tongue, except that it has to share its food with the parasite. It appears that the parasite does not cause any other damage to the host fish [1]. Once C. exigua replaces the tongue, it supplements its diet with food particles, thereby relieving strain on the host's circulatory system.

A fish parasitised by C. exigua was recently discovered in the United Kingdom, leading to speculation that the parasite's range may be expanding [2]. The animal in question will be put on display in the Horniman Museum [3].

Also see http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4200000/newsid_4209000/4209004.stm
>> Anonymous
Eeew! Fuck!
>> Anonymous
>>51261
Wow
What is that relationship between animals called again - where one is able to eat what the other has on it's body
>> Anonymous
>>51264
symbiotic? parasitic?
>> Anonymous
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>>51336
WE ARE VENOM
>> Anonymous
Imagine having your tongue replaced by one of those
>> Gunlord !.YMO7aNBcQ
Interestingly enough, that little parasite is also an isopod, much like /an/'s favorite deep sea pillbug.
>> Anonymous
>>51264

It can be one of two
parasitic, if one benefits (parasite) and one recieves detrimental effects (the host)

Or commensual wherein one benefits and the other isn't affected eitherway.
>> Anonymous
there are very few Symbotic relationships in the animal kingdom.
>> Anonymous
I'm in ur mouf
replacin ur tongue
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>51073

that's the first thing i saw... then later shat bricks at the creature