Animal world
Detecting parasitic tongue-eating lice in fish's mouth
When scientists X-rayed the head of an elmfish, they discovered a parasitic crustacean that had eaten the amputated and replaced the host's tongue.
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When scientists X-rayed the head of an elmfish, they discovered a parasitic crustacean that had eaten the amputated and replaced the host's tongue.
Sometimes or not, the diver Shawn Murphy was the lucky person to capture the image of a grouper's mouth the moment he opened his mouth.
International scientists caught a fierce-looking fish with a wide mouth full of teeth while exploring the deep Australian waters.
Thanks to its versatile jaws, Slingjaw fish can extend their mouths to facilitate access to prey.
With a 9-meter wide mouth, the rough whale is about to swallow the woman diving nearby to have a good meal.