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The tongue-eating louse replaces a fish’s tongue.
This parasitic crustacean enters a fish's mouth, destroys the tongue, and then attaches itself where the tongue used to be. It then acts as a functional replacement tongue for the rest of the fish's life, feeding on blood and mucus. It's the only known parasite that functionally replaces a host organ.
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The male Australian cuckoo wasp disguises itself as a female bee to sneak into nests.
These wasps have evolved to mimic the appearance, behavior, and even the pheromones of female bees. Males will...
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The northern fulmar chick can projectile vomit as a defense.
When threatened, fulmar chicks can spray a foul-smelling oil from their stomachs with remarkable accuracy up to 6...
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Antarctic fish have antifreeze proteins in their blood.
Several species of fish living in Antarctic waters have evolved special proteins that bind to ice crystals as...