These Parasites Are Totally Gross, So Be Thankful That They Don't Feast On Humans

There are some things that exist in the world that are gross enough to make your whole body go "BLEGH."

Parasites are some of those things. It resembles the universe of bugs has no limits to how net it can get. When you get past the yuck figure, if that is even conceivable, some of them are entirely intriguing, however. There's one frightening little animal so brilliant that it utilizes a host to get its nourishment, yet don't stress. This tongue-eating mite doesn't follow people

Cymothoa exigua is a parasitic isopod and it exclusively goes after fish. It enters a fish's mouth through its gills and then it does something super creepy

The parasite severs the blood vessels of the fish's tongue, causing it to fall completely off. Gross!

At that point this tongue-eating mite replaces the fish's tongue, devouring any nourishment the grieved critter tries to eat. What's more, in the event that you think the photographs are gross, hold up until you see the video on the following page.