en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua
This is an example of the type of tongue-replacing creature you found, not necessarily the same species.
So that’s a fun twofer: you know a possible name for what you saw, and you know that a parasite replacing a host’s organ is one of nature’s fun survival strategies!
belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua
flora_explora@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Oh wow, the first one sounds mean. Never heard of an isopod parasite (but I’d now guess there are many more aquatic ones?). And inducing necrosis of the tongue to be the new fish’s organ, ouch :O
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
That was a good read thanks mate. Now all I can think of is a chest buster coming out of a chest buster and then another chest buster comes out of that one and cant stop laughing at the absurdity of knowing Xzibit did this. Image
ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratothoa_oestroides
Geographically given where I am, it’s probably this one
Dasus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
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I did not expect this.
Also in the archipelago, which I love close to. Usually there sorts of stories are from Australia.