Comments on: Invasion of the Tongue Snatchers! http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers A collection of Damn Interesting things Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:41:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dragondm6 http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers#comment-25290 dragondm6 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:16:49 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=49#comment-25290 I'm guessing that the non-infected school of fish probably let the infected ones go their own way. Plus i'd imagine it's awkward to try to keep a conversation going with a buddy who's just lost his tongue. I’m guessing that the non-infected school of fish probably let the infected ones go their own way. Plus i’d imagine it’s awkward to try to keep a conversation going with a buddy who’s just lost his tongue.

]]> By: Sirius http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers#comment-24859 Sirius Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:23:05 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=49#comment-24859 Aaah,,, perfect solution for tissue engineering! Aaah,,, perfect solution for tissue engineering!

]]> By: sillyabstitutions http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers#comment-24710 sillyabstitutions Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:07:26 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=49#comment-24710 I wonder if the shortness of the article has anything to do with the time of the posting. I wonder. Reverie in the theatre of her mind. I wonder if the shortness of the article has anything to do with the time of the posting.
I wonder.

Reverie in the theatre of her mind.

]]> By: bubaks http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers#comment-24595 bubaks Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:29:50 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=49#comment-24595 Wow. That is one freaky little critter. Its a good thing u got the bug out before u cooked the fish! Wow. That is one freaky little critter. Its a good thing u got the bug out before u cooked the fish!

]]> By: Cyber Rodent http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers#comment-24149 Cyber Rodent Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:26:53 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=49#comment-24149 I have one of these critters at home. It is dried out but quite well preserved. When i was a child of about 8, my neightbour had brought some fish back that they had caught locally. I remember this thing came crawling out of the fish's mouth. It was so odd that I grabbed it and kept it in a matchbox padded with cottton wool (it took a while to finally stop moving, but thereafter dried out quite nicely). I never though to look to see if the fish had a tongue at the time (In fact I've never known what it was until now - I just figured it was some arthropod gill parasite). I'm pretty sure the fish was a snapper, but it well out of it's expected range being as I live in New Zealand... I still have the thing. I have one of these critters at home. It is dried out but quite well preserved. When i was a child of about 8, my neightbour had brought some fish back that they had caught locally. I remember this thing came crawling out of the fish’s mouth. It was so odd that I grabbed it and kept it in a matchbox padded with cottton wool (it took a while to finally stop moving, but thereafter dried out quite nicely). I never though to look to see if the fish had a tongue at the time (In fact I’ve never known what it was until now – I just figured it was some arthropod gill parasite). I’m pretty sure the fish was a snapper, but it well out of it’s expected range being as I live in New Zealand… I still have the thing.

]]> By: DanThinksDances&femaleGspot http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers#comment-22211 DanThinksDances&femaleGspot Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:51:06 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=49#comment-22211 Enter your reply text here. OK Good read. What else is new, natural world explainations are always genuine good stuff. People shut up and stop being afraid. One day of fright and then back into the water. Enter your reply text here. OK

Good read. What else is new, natural world explainations are always genuine good stuff.

People shut up and stop being afraid. One day of fright and then back into the water.

]]> By: dhpye http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers#comment-17392 dhpye Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:21:44 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=49#comment-17392 Horrifying, but not unique: newsia (foxus) is a fire-spitting, bile-secreting parasite which often replaces the tongues of media. Horrifying, but not unique: newsia (foxus) is a fire-spitting, bile-secreting parasite which often replaces the tongues of media.

]]> By: JamesCuthbert http://www.damninteresting.com/invasion-of-the-tongue-snatchers#comment-12218 JamesCuthbert Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:44:18 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=49#comment-12218 <p>Sometimes I think an organ of mine might have a mind of its own!!</p> Sometimes I think an organ of mine might have a mind of its own!!

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