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[–]Upvote_Unlocked[!] 8 points9 points ago

This is the best fucking thing I have ever watched. brb buying a macaw.

[–]aggieslaughter 5 points6 points ago

I see you, and I raise you one bird singing "Shakin dat ass"

Pure Awesomeness

[–]Bugs_Nixon 0 points1 point ago

How do parrots work ?

[–]Valkeryy 0 points1 point ago

[–]smellslikecomcast 4 points5 points ago

I was completely scared that you had located a video of that thing in action. Unfortunately, I am completely obsessive and did not stop searching until I got a video of the tongue replacing xenomorph parasite in action. I can't believe they put this stuff on YouTube. It is completely creepy. [NSFL] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

[–]Pants_R_Overatd 26 points27 points ago

There is a certain spot in hell reserved for you.

[–]mmelvis 10 points11 points ago

Right next to rapists and the people who talk at the theater.

[–]nickkbmod 4 points5 points ago

and the people who block off the aisles with carts in grocery stores.

[–]LivinginScifi 3 points4 points ago

Sonuvabitch

[–]SoulOfAegis 1 point2 points ago

you're the first person that i've logged in for just to upvote that one post.

[–]aggieslaughter 1 point2 points ago

Happy Cake Day!!

[–]SoulOfAegis 1 point2 points ago

It was my cake day?! Damn It. I guess there's always next year then.

[–]smellslikecomcast 0 points1 point ago

Thank you kindly.

[–]aggieslaughter 1 point2 points ago

OH SNAP I JUST GOT RICK ROLLED!!! BUT I LOVE THIS SONG, SUCKAAAAAA!

[–]itharius -1 points0 points ago

tbh being rick rolled isnt that bad and over exaggerated, songs not bad

[–]JezuzFingerz 8 points9 points ago

Is it just me or does that parasite look way too fucking happy?

[–]peatoire 10 points11 points ago

"I guess I'm one of the lucky ones, it doesn't matter how much I eat, I never seem to get fat"

[–]mike413 1 point2 points ago

on the other hand, kissing leads to reproduction.

[–]Bonestack 11 points12 points ago

The parasite then replaces the fish's tongue by attaching its own body to the muscles of the tongue stub. The fish is able to use the parasite just like a normal tongue.

So that's how the alien get their tongue.

[–]voiceofnoone 1 point2 points ago

sweet! we can eat them!

[–]JiangWei23 1 point2 points ago

I love how it's on the fish's face in the link and the fish is just like "god damn it, not this shit again."

[–]GeekPhysique 9 points10 points ago

I could have gone my whole life without knowing there was a parasite that could replace an entire organ (tongue). Im feeling somewhat disturbed and will probably never open my mouth underwater again.

[–]HowObvious 5 points6 points ago

Unless you have gills your fine.

[–]SwiperCat 4 points5 points ago

This is a tongue eating louse. It enters through a fishes' gills, and attached itself to the base of the tongue. It then clamps onto it and sucks all of the blood out of the tongue, eventually it will fall off. At this state it will burrow deeper in and become it's tongue.

[–]smellslikecomcast 1 point2 points ago

There is no horror movie ghoul that could be more scary.

[–]SwiperCat 0 points1 point ago

Meh, I don't find it weird looking, In fact, they probably think we are scary and weird.

[–]GiFTshop17 2 points3 points ago

I bet you it doesn't think at all.

[–]Hirudo_Medicinalis 5 points6 points ago

Repost, but a nice one.

Okay, here's the rundown for "OMG tongue-eating parasite!" people:

  1. Not poisonous to eat for humans
  2. Will not attach to things without gills (will bite if picked up while alive, but doesn't burrow or anything creepy).
  3. Actually not dangerous to the fish apart from the tongue. Since it replaces the part of the body it destroys it causes no further damage.
  4. They're tiny and could never actually do this to a human (that pic is way zoomed in, look at the hand for size reference).

[–]Godfodder 1 point2 points ago

I'm glad they won't be taking over the world or exploding from my chest, but they're still in the same vein as a spider in my house: completely harmless, but I'd sooner take a bath in acid than let one come near me.

[–]K413n1 15 points16 points ago

Does that fish have teeth?? If that's what I'm seeing, they look straighter than any set of chompers in the whole state of alabama.

[–]Artgum 1 point2 points ago

Called a "Sheepshead", quite an interesting fish actually. Caught quite a few while Redfishing in Florida a few years ago.

[–]Gadget_Fanatic 3 points4 points ago

I told my wife about this and now Im not allows to eat fish anymore /cry

[–]Hirudo_Medicinalis 2 points3 points ago

That's silly. It's not poisonous to eat, dangerous to animals without gills, dangerous to animals with gills as it replaces the tongue with itself and causes no loss in functionality, or found in every species of fish (in fact, it's range is rather limited considering where we get most of our seafood in this country). Just don't eat snapper, which is really easy considering snapper served in most places isn't.

[–]Diabolicism 3 points4 points ago

And you thought you were going to sleep tonight, you thought you could look at just one more picture on Reddit... But then your tongue started moving on its own.

[–]therealjag 1 point2 points ago

and then started talking to you saying "hey man, I could really do with the cool refrshing taste of penis" that's when you realise your tongue, is now gay.

[–]Danleyson 1 point2 points ago

You're a hero.

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[–]tower1 0 points1 point ago

Long but worth it.

[–]idunham 2 points3 points ago

awww, look...he's smiling!

[–]cranfeckintastic 2 points3 points ago

That fish has a damned good dentist.

[–]littlenightmare 3 points4 points ago

It's not often that I'm trying to read information about something and dry heaving at the same time. Awesome.

[–]rapevanbytheriver 1 point2 points ago

The existence of these creatures scares the shit out of me. So glad I have arms to rip any tongue replacers out of my mouth.

[–]emeraldkelly 1 point2 points ago

I'm disturbed now

[–]TheYuppieWord 2 points3 points ago

This is DEFINITELY a repost. But it still grosses me out every time.

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[–]LordBrandon 2 points3 points ago

a tongue eating parasite. be glad you don't live in the ocean.

[–]toothles911 0 points1 point ago

. . .if that THINNG gets bigger its going to kill us all. . .

[–]ScruffySaysMhm -2 points-1 points ago

"Sup niggas."