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more about #parasite Trai_Dep: I guess this really puts a crimp on fish who are fond of being on the receiving end of oral sex. more » J_Frank_Parnell: I'm not sure what disturbs me more- the freaky-ass parasite or a fish with human teeth. more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: I bet that parasite gonna make it a animated movie. Find Nemo 2 maybe? Imagen a slow thinking fish and his parasite talking. The hero in the movie: I... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I bet its poo hits the back of the throat!! Ewww!!!! more » bonniegrrl: For the seafood lover in all of us.... more » CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): Yup. I share a lot of readers reactions... this is my wtf?!?!? moment of the day/night. more » Cory Gross: I just looked this mother%$#&%@! up... It doesn't actually eat the tongue. It's worse... It enters through the gills when the fish isn't looking and ... more » Mount_Prion: If you think this is strange for us, imagine how it is for the isopod. I mean, your entire sphere of experience thus far is chilling in this comfy spo... more » ifsogirl81: is it wrong that i think its kinda cute? more » AngryEddy: And with this, my weekend's quota of WTF is met. more » SpammerOvTheGods: throw it in a pot of boiling water and melt me some buttah! #@! more » stereobot: OHHHHHh... "Isopod"... ..nevermind.. more » stereobot: I never thought that they would add this new feature to the iPod but it looks like they finally did it this year. more » syafiqjabar of Mars: Look at him being so happy in there!!! more » UniComp: I don't normally like to harm anything, but for some reason, I have a strong urge to step on that little guy, and I imagine he'd let out some sort of ... more » ♠ Final ♠: Yet another pic from White Chapel that I will never unsee in my life time- possibly beyond. more » TheGreenRanger: sometimes, io9, sometimes you make me sick. what a horrible way to die, btw. more » Brian Richards: These things are crustaceans closely related to woodlice (pill bugs/rolley polleys), and in the same class as lobsters, shrimps, and crabs. So think a... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Ive said this once before...its alien!!! Join up now people!! Are you doing your part?? Well..............are you???? more » ryno365: Wow. Yet another advantage to not being a fish. more » -
#monstersamongus
Tongue-Eating Parasites Attack Fish Near Normandy
Weaver fish off the Jersey coast have fallen prey to a horrific parasite: an isopod that devours the fish's tongue and then replaces it with itself. Fortunately, it doesn't eat human tongues, though it will bite. [Image via Warren Ellis] -
#madscience
Get Your Malaria Vaccine Via Mosquito Bite
Malaria kills over a million people a year, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa where the infected mosquito population is out of control. Now, epidemiologists are developing a radical new mechanism for vaccinating at-risk populations: through mosquito bites. More » -
#thestrain
Del Toro's The Strain May Come to TV After All
Fox may have dropped the ball on bringing Guillermo del Toro's The Strain to life as a television series, but plans are afoot to bring the gonzo vampire tale to the small screen, with a showrunner intimately familiar with bloodsuckers. More »
