When a parasite doesn't just feed on its host but replaces a vital organ, the line between predator...
SCIENCE
August 10, 2026
There's a parasite in the ocean that doesn't just feed on its host, it becomes part of it — Cymothoa exigua enters a fish through the gills, kills off its tongue by cutting the blood supply, and then attaches itself to the stump, living the rest of its life as the fish's new, f
When a parasite doesn't just feed on its host but replaces a vital organ, the line between predator and symbiote becomes impossibly thin.
When a parasite doesn't just feed on its host but replaces a vital organ, the line between predator and symbiote becomes impossibly thin.
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