Tongue-eating bug found in fish

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, September 15, 2005 5:14 PM |
Media Images 40757000 Jpg 40757072 Louse Jim says: Tongue-eating bug found in fish. In Britain a bug has been discovered that eats the tongue of a fish down to a stub, then attaches itself to become a replacement!
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Reader comment: Johnny says: "This fish was mentioned on a wonderful This American Life episode (Real Media only unfortunately) and the interviewee, Carl Zimmer has great book that also mentions it along with lots of other creepy parasites."

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