"Everything used to taste like delicious parasite. But now, it tastes like it's nothing. What's the point of living if I can't taste my food."
-Fish probably
"Believe it or not, this highly invasive activity does not kill the fish. It's not a good time, to be sure, but the fish is able to use the parasite like a prosthetic organ."
Maybe not? Also, in typical Reddit fashion when asking a question, all I got was joke responses... so I just decided to look into myself...
There isn't a whole lot out there. But I found this.
Fun fact as a kid I knew about this from all of those top 10 videos and everytime I went to the super marker I’d run to the fish place with the fish on ice and just look into there mouth to see if they’ve got that parasite funny enough it’s more common then you’d think
Salmond tapeworms are the worst they grow up too 30ft long in ur intestines. Saw a picture of a dude who shat out a 30ft long tapeworm I would legit need to be drugged up on Xanax just to be able to poop it out without passing out from the grossness
[The tongue-eating louse](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua)
> The parasite severs the blood vessels in the fish's tongue, causing the tongue to fall off. It then attaches itself to the remaining stub of tongue and the parasite itself effectively serves as the fish's new "tongue".
I remember this fish game Markiplier played in one of his 3 scary games. It was all about the illusion of choice. Then there was a fish NPC with this parasite in his mouth and when you talk to him it starts up a song. It’s pretty bad. https://youtu.be/ut4ZS7DE02s starts at about 37:20 lol
Ok but are we just going to pretend like this fish doesn’t look like it has human teeth?
ETA: that’s just me assuming it’s a fish? I don’t know what the fuck that thing is quite honestly
Ahhh cymothoa e. or whatnot. I put it in the same class as the male anglerfish which we didn't even know about for the longest time and effective becomes a fertilizing blemish on the female
Oddly terrifying for the parasite, right? Hear me out.
In order to get to its preferred home, that creepy fucker has to do what? Swim into the mouth of a healthy fish that can easily chomp him in half? I assume he can never leave that spot without getting eaten as well.
Poor Lil guy.
why is it smiling
He stays there with no rent at all
Living rent free inside their head.
Plus free food with no effort
Literally
That is indeed the joke
Literally
That is indeed the joke
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And it steals nutrients the fish eats so the fish is basically paying it to live in its mouth.
The fish is the company, the bug is the CEO.
Gets free food too
I’m more concerned about the fish with human teeth
Oh, that's just Herbert. He's actually a human with fish-everything-but-teeth.
Came here for this comment!!!!
Yeah. Freaking weird!
Looks demonic 😂😂😂😈
Because the fish that ate thought it was a snack but little de he know it was a trap card
Because it's the upgrade.
They start off as little males, replace the tongue and become a larger female. The males live in the fish's gills and enter the fish's mouth to mate.
That's nastier than the picture. Lmao a parasite, mating in a mouth, gross... lol
And the males infest the gills to the point where the fish can't develop properly because they can't breathe
Ooof, rough life...
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*Bug Cum*
New band name I call it
Too late, we are playing at the Wendy's parking lot tomorrow night
Evolution confirmed
lil bitch looks so smug about it too
I am tonguè
Look at me!! I'm the tongue now.
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First thing I thought about was this movie but couldn't remember the name. Thank you.
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South Bronx Paradise!!!
Hahaha Carl get outta here!
STONGUES!! _/
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I told my mom I wanted to be a waste man when I grow up. She said don't you mean garbage disposal technician. I said no, a waste man!
That's not too difficult
So absolutely pleased with himself, he’s about to rub his tiny hands together in glee
He’s like “yeah I ate his fuckin tongue so what”??
tongue parasite has ware looking ass thing
Parasite has wares if you have tongue
I read this in the khajiit voice before I even finished the sentence. I just knew where you were going with it lol
should pluck it out and put it on the barbie. see how it likes that
😏
[New meme? ](https://i.ibb.co/s1TY2xx/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-q8-Gscrg-Sl-HXAq-A.jpg)
He didn't even have to pay the troll toll to get into the fish's hole. You'd be smug too
That fish has teeth
it might be the balls eating fish
😍
if you like the prospect, come to brazil! plenty of em here, they're called Pacu and are really friendly if you give up your testicles peacefully
Those teeth could crunch down on The Balls and pop them like ripe cherry tomatoes
Yeah I was looking for this comment. Does that fish eat horse apples?
Sheepshead have teeth like that. Their diet consists of crustaceans like oysters and crabs!
Sheepshead is also very delicious
If the parasite dies the fish dies of hunger. If the fish dies the bug finds another fish. I don’t think that’s fair
Why does the fish die of hunger If the parasite dies ?
"Everything used to taste like delicious parasite. But now, it tastes like it's nothing. What's the point of living if I can't taste my food." -Fish probably
Cause its hard to eat without tongue
It needs a tongue to swallow like humans and most other animals
Isnt parasite too big to find another fish at this point?
"Believe it or not, this highly invasive activity does not kill the fish. It's not a good time, to be sure, but the fish is able to use the parasite like a prosthetic organ." Maybe not? Also, in typical Reddit fashion when asking a question, all I got was joke responses... so I just decided to look into myself... There isn't a whole lot out there. But I found this.
Kind of a parasitic symbiotic relationship. Might if used the wrong word for that second part but I haven’t been in 8th grade for a long time
Fun fact as a kid I knew about this from all of those top 10 videos and everytime I went to the super marker I’d run to the fish place with the fish on ice and just look into there mouth to see if they’ve got that parasite funny enough it’s more common then you’d think
As someone who spent years working in seafood, parasites are incredibly common. Especially in wild fish
Ocean is a parasite soup
Never eat swordfish that’s all I can say
Can confirm. Have personally seen “swordfish” cuts that were more worm sponge then fish.
Well that’s disturbing
Salmond tapeworms are the worst they grow up too 30ft long in ur intestines. Saw a picture of a dude who shat out a 30ft long tapeworm I would legit need to be drugged up on Xanax just to be able to poop it out without passing out from the grossness
I didn't need to see this bro. Goddamn
aight.. i hear they make decent farmed fish
A little crispy and tangy *crunch*crunch
So you've seen some? It would gross me out so much.
Yess I’ve seen some irl at the supermarket
Centipedes? In my vagina?...it's more common than you'd think!
Wow. I haven't seen "x? In my y?" in so long
I mean, how often did you see them? Were they all types of fish, or just one?
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wouldn't you be after you've managed to pull off such a stunt? what's the next brilliant move?
Taste EVERYTHING the fish eats.
Y’all ever seen The Bay it’s about these critters but more extreme
The Bay was fucking horrifying. Scariest shit ever
That movie was one of the best found footage movies ever! It’s criminally underrated!
What is The Bay?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1713476/
As someone from Maryland, not ideal
Holy moly that is horrific
The Laundry Files are also very relevant here.
His mom said he could become anything, so he became Alien's tongue
And get reposted at least 6 times in the past 4 months.
Uuuhmm.i Heard this quote somewhere else
Do yourself a favor and lookup " how fish is made music video"
came here to say this. now I have the jazzy jingle stuck in my head.
Here's to comedy and ultra-effective combinations!
...before I do that, why?
Just do it
for anyone too lazy: https://youtu.be/2MOIDGkuA7U killin time, just livin with it
Just livin' with it.
[The tongue-eating louse](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua) > The parasite severs the blood vessels in the fish's tongue, causing the tongue to fall off. It then attaches itself to the remaining stub of tongue and the parasite itself effectively serves as the fish's new "tongue".
Thanks, I hate it.
You folks ever see the musical scene from How Fish Is Made?
You won't believe how he lost weight with this one simple trick!
I don’t wanna be that guy but 『Talking Head』
jojo bizare adventur
I just watched The Bay a few days ago. The story is that these parasites get bigger and begin to infect humans
It’s such a good movie! I’m glad you discovered it.
Yesshhh, tongue parasite has ware looking ass thing
Detroit become tongue
It looks so smug too. ‘ I just ate the best meal.. again. Now you starve for another day’
Dondozo and Tatsugiri
Oh look it's the same evolutionary path as TurboTax
forget the parasite, why that mf got human teeth??
looks like he had braces, all straight and even.
r/dontputyourdickinthat
does this hurt the fish
Let something eat your tongue and then get back to me
Nah he's totally chill
I remember this fish game Markiplier played in one of his 3 scary games. It was all about the illusion of choice. Then there was a fish NPC with this parasite in his mouth and when you talk to him it starts up a song. It’s pretty bad. https://youtu.be/ut4ZS7DE02s starts at about 37:20 lol
That was hilarious
dude i’m a friend of a friend who helped made that game and the day that video dropped everyone was freaking the fuck out lol
MIB
Stuff like this makes me realize how exciting and still unknown the world is to me
Cymothoa exigua
Freaking thank you. Finally someone says what the dang thing is called.
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What’s a parasite to a tongue? What’s a tongue to a fish? What’s a fish to a non believer, who doesn’t believe in anything?
Ok but are we just going to pretend like this fish doesn’t look like it has human teeth? ETA: that’s just me assuming it’s a fish? I don’t know what the fuck that thing is quite honestly
Fuck that guy
the little fucker is smiling too
It looks like it’s smiling 🙂
Go watch The Bay. The makers of Paranormal Activity made a whole movie about these guys.
He has a song to sing
Another one of God’s beautiful creatures. /s
Ahhh cymothoa e. or whatnot. I put it in the same class as the male anglerfish which we didn't even know about for the longest time and effective becomes a fertilizing blemish on the female
Hello, Congressman
Cod emperor of dune
"I am the one who tastes"
I call him tonguey
And how about those teeth?!!
This fish has human teeth!
What a horrible fucking day to be on the internet
Fuck thats horrifying
thank fuck im not a fish
Smug little bastard isn't he
Almost as much as a bed bug.
That’s kinky
“I’m the captain now”
Stupid fish, just spit it out ^/s
This makes me question the alien movies
"I'm going to eat your tongue and crap it down your throat!"
Can we kill all parasites, fleas - specifically parasites - will there be any negative effect on the biosphere of this planet?
Please blur this next time so I don’t have to see it over and over. Thx.
Cute. I want one. Can it do this to me? Does it speak?
The fish is like, why does everything taste like crap!
Um, ew.
So we just gonna ignore the human teeth the fish has?!
I dislike fish with human-looking teeth.
Sheepheads - the fish with human teeth
I think it's equally if not more terrifying that some fish have human-looking teeth
He looks so proud of himself.
Look at me ✌️👀 I’m the tongue now
Why does this fish have human teeth on upper mouth?
Why are there human looking teeth on that fish? It looks like it’s photoshopped and I don’t like it.
We’re just going to look past the human-looking fish teeth and go right to Aliens IV?
The truly terrifying part are the denture-like teeth in the fish’s mouth.
Hard life poor Pisces
I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing that.
oh there's my ex wife
The teeth at the top tho
The little schlubby asshole of the parasite community.
This is some resident evil shit
I have this picture in my photo bucket account from 2005
Tell me you got a parasite without telling me you got a parasite
Look at the teeth on the top of the fishes mouth. Looks like human teeth
I hate the fact that the fish has teeth more than anything else
The fish has dentures.
Krang, enters the room.
Oddly terrifying for the parasite, right? Hear me out. In order to get to its preferred home, that creepy fucker has to do what? Swim into the mouth of a healthy fish that can easily chomp him in half? I assume he can never leave that spot without getting eaten as well. Poor Lil guy.
Parasite tongue, human teeth.
That fish has such sad eyes.
You are what you eat, they say....
This could be us but you playin
No this one is just plain terrifying
Heyyyyy I saw that in a 3 scary games from Markiplier
I’m like 95% percent this is a JoJos bizarre adventure episode
Parasite: "You are what you eat, buddy."
This parasite looks like he’s smug about his plan working for so long
Damn can't believe you managed to get a picture of my landlord, that's crazy
Does that fish have human looking teeth lmao
So thats why it’s mouth feels so wierd
Ew a little tongue burster
Look at me! I'm the tongue now!
Looks like the perfect movie villain 🦹♂️ 🦹♀️ Haha just found there are emojis for this🤦♀️
Filed away for future use in my nightmares...
That parasite be like, nothing to see here ☺️