Parasites, which are more common in life, very annoying creatures, such as roundworms, fleas, etc., they mainly rely on the blood or juice of the host to survive, but there is a parasite way of survival is very unique, they eat the host organ, they have become an "organ", there is a rare mechanical substitution, and this substitution will not cause other harm to the host, let's know this different "monster" - head fish lice!
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The shrunken-headed fish lice are arthropod crustaceans, also known as tongue-eating lice or tongue-eating worms, and just by listening to the name, this parasite has a penchant for eating the tongue. Its distant relatives are common in our lives like to hide in dark and damp corners of the rat woman, and the sea cockroaches that travel between the reefs by the sea.
The picture below shows the rat woman:
The picture below shows the sea cockroach:
The shrunken-headed fish lice first need to find a suitable host, and then the larvae will attach to the gills, after growing and mature, the shrunken-headed fish lice will pass through the gills into the mouth of the fish, grasp the tongue tightly with the hook-like front foot, begin to suck the blood of the fish until the tongue is completely atrophied, and then the shrunken-headed fish lice will completely occupy the original position of the tongue, and accompany the tragic fish forever...
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There is a rare symbiotic relationship between the shrunken head lice and the host, the shrunken head fish lice from entering the mouth of the fish, sucking the blood of the fish through the tongue of the fish, until the fish's tongue slowly shrinks, but it does not suck the fish alive, or find another place, but connects its tail with the remnants of the fish tongue, simply plays the role of the fish tongue, it seems to have become a part of the fish body, and the relationship between them is also changed from parasitic to symbiotic. After replacing the tongue, although the lice of the shrunken head will still suck the blood of the fish, it is more likely to suck the mucus secreted by the fish, which will not cause other harm to the fish.
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After reading the above friends, do you feel that the tongue is a little cool and fluttering... The good news is that the parasite has been observed to be found only in the Gulf of California and the coast of the United Kingdom. The bad news is that now that logistics have been developed, many of the seafood we eat are imported from abroad, so it is possible to find this disgusting little bug when buying seafood.
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Not only do shrunken-headed fish lice look terrible, they survive even more! However, in addition to their ugly appearance and making people feel a little disgusting, they are actually non-toxic and harmless to people, and there is no threat.
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