This dreadful parasitic isopod lives in the mouths of fish, eating their blood and replacing their tongues. While we've already featured some really terrifying aquatic species, such as the Atlantic wolffish and the sardonic fringehead, the tongue-eating louse may be the creepiest of them ever. The tongue-eating louse, Cymothoa exigua, is an isopod (a kind of animal that … [Read more...] about These Eerie Little Creatures Live Within Fish’s Mouths, Replacing Their Tongues
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Geckos, tarantulas, and other creatures worth $1 million are rescued from the illegal market by police
In an anti-smuggling operation assisted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, police in Columbia rescued over 1,000 species, including birds, starfish, and tarantulas. According to a news statement from the National Police of Columbia, the operation also recovered lizards, snakes, and turtles before they were sold on the illicit market for more than $1 million. According … [Read more...] about Geckos, tarantulas, and other creatures worth $1 million are rescued from the illegal market by police