https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2022/06/the-tongue-eating-louse-is-here-to-ruin-everyones-day/

God’s Perfect Design — The Tongue Eating Louse!!

A Very Brief Discussion with Advanced Google Gemini

Tony Berard
3 min readJul 5, 2024

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Is there a parasite that kills the tongue of a fish and becomes it’s new tongue?

Yes, there is a parasite that does exactly that. It’s called the tongue-eating louse (Cymothoa exigua), a type of isopod.

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en.wikipedia.org

Cymothoa exigua parasite

This fascinating, yet gruesome, creature enters a fish through its gills. The female louse attaches itself to the base of the fish’s tongue, severing the blood vessels and causing the tongue to fall off. It then attaches itself to the remaining stub, effectively becoming the fish’s new tongue.

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animals.howstuffworks.com

Cymothoa exigua as fish’s tongue

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Tony Berard
Tony Berard

Written by Tony Berard

I have lately been constructing arguments against God and the supernatural. I have proven that stuff doesn't exist with science equations. I aspire to be great.