Woman about to feast on fish finds ‘tongue-eater’ got their first

By The Nation

 

 

Mysterious insect-like creatures that an Internet user found inside a fish she was about to eat have been identified as isopods known as tongue-eating lice.

 

A woman who found the tongue-eaters in her meal submitted pictures of the isopod to the Facebook page of Pakpoom Dejhasadin, a prominent medical technician working at the National Blood Centre and the Thai Red Cross Society.

 

The pictures drew attention from netizens, who got spooked by the strange look of the creatures and demanded the identification.

 

Pakpoom, also known as the Panda Lab Doctor, said that the tongue eater is a parasite of the Cymothoidae family and usually lives in the mouths of fish.

 

The parasite uses its front claws to sever the blood vessels in the fish's tongue, causing the tongue to shrink from lack of blood.

 

It then replaces the fish's tongue by attaching its own body to the muscles of the tongue stub. Despite this gory habit, scientists say the tongue-eater does not cause much other damage to the fish.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395778

 

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22 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Despite this gory habit, scientists say the tongue-eater does not cause much other damage to the fish.

Still disgusting!

1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

Still disgusting!

Why, nature at work. 

Lovely, enjoy your breakfast.

Woman about to 'feast' on fish 

 

Don't think I would call eating a fish head a feast some how!!!!????????????????????????????????

1 hour ago, DPKANKAN said:

Woman about to 'feast' on fish 

 

Don't think I would call eating a fish head a feast some how!!!!????????????????????????????????

Scratch fish-head soup off the menu today honey.... 

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Woman about to feast on fish finds ‘tongue-eater’ got their first

For a national newspaper not to know the difference between "their" and "there" is pretty disgraceful.

‘tongue-eater’ got their first.

Who's editing The Nation these days? And in a headline, no less! 

Maybe the Chinese eat them - "velly lice"!!

3 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

For a national newspaper not to know the difference between "their" and "there" is pretty disgraceful.

Then you must accept the difference between 'break' and 'brake' ????