Tongue-eating bug found in fish

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4200000/newsid_4209000/4209004.stm

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A gross creature which gobbles up a fish's tongue and then replaces it with its own body has been found in Britain for the first time.

The bug - which has the scientific name cymothoa exigua - was discovered inside the mouth of a red snapper bought from a London fishmonger.

The 3.5cm creature had grabbed onto the fish's tongue and slowly ate away at it until only a stub was left. It then latched onto the stub and became the fish's "replacement tongue".
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Well, it guess it's back to eating mad cows for me.

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1. Almost forgot-- here's the bug

[Mizmoon]

2. That wins the "most repulsive" prize

the world is more repulsive than even I have dreamed ...

on edit: read this part "The bugs are usually found off the coast of California, so it's possible the fish was imported to the UK."

ACK!

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4. Yeah, I'm off of California redfish for awhile

Guess it's back to foraging the underbrush for me.

[Lilyhoney]

3. Nature can be odd. nt

[RedCloud]

5. So the worm is just the tongue and the whole thing is the monster...

"Run for your lives!"

Sandy to SpongeBob

[Deja Q]

6. That's a cute little critter, actually...

Though I wouldn't make a home inside of a big red gaping hole...