Eaters language (10 photos) Bashny.Net

In the UK for the first time found the insect that devours fish language. A strange creature, whose scientific name cymothoa exigua, was found in the mouth of a red snapper bought in the London market.

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In appearance resembles crustacean parasite - it has small claws, and 3, 5-inch body is covered in armor. Once in the mouth, and the fish clinging to the language being slowly devoured it to its very foundations



Having finished with the "prey", the insect firmly fixed on the root of the tongue, and thus becomes its substitute.



Finding buying a "bonus", Londoners turned to the experts, which struck a godsend.



Scientist Jim Brock from the museum Hornimena said that in the thirteen years of his work, he is faced with the creation of the first



Earlier, fish parasites cymothoa exigua instead of the language rarely caught in the US, off the coast of California.



It is likely that the red snapper bought in London, has been imported from there.



How long the fish could live with a fake language, experts say difficult.



At the same time, they solemnly assured that the insect does not pose absolutely no danger to humans and can parasitize only in the mouth of the fish.



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