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Old 06-22-11, 07:36 AM   #2
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Not the first to be host to a parasite! Another that has been mentioned on these boards before is Cymothoa exigua, a louse that enters a fish and replaces it's tongue - yes, the fish uses the louse as it's tongue once the old one has withered away thanks to the parasite. It's the only known parasite to actually replace a functioning body part.

No real harm to the fish, but you wouldn't want to find one when you're just about to eat a barbequed fish!

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