Horrible Parasitic Lifeforms from Earth

@Star Beast of Cthulhu; There was a wonderful thread about that subject awhile ago, about real lifecycles and such. I can't find the thread atm.

#5 was my first choice of the selection because, seriously, Jesus-titty-fucking-Christ! A [i][b]brain[/b][/i] worm?! I thought worms only invaded your intestines and ate whatever you ate, making you hungry again (tape worms). Worse yet is that it seems easy to get; undercooked pork conceives this thing.....but even worse than that, it's communicable. Dx And so the Golden Rule of hygiene applies here : "Wash your hands." Reminds me of a "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri]brain-eating amoeba[/url]" I heard about a couple of years back (2007, to be precise). You can get it if you put your head in hot water, such as in a hot spring. @[b]wesen[/b] Oh yeah; this website is where I first heard of the tongue-eating louse. Definitely disturbing, and since I have a rampant imagination, I can imagine how it must feel; imagine the feeling of biting your tongue, but hundreds or thousands of times the feeling. Oddly enough, the tongue-eating louse basically just replaces the fish's tongue. The fish can still eat and carry out its usual life....it's just that it picked up a "buddy" to replace its tongue. As for their relationship to humans, currently there are no reports of them being a real threat to humans, though they can bite and supposedly it hurts. [url=http://youtu.be/vAlEfrwr8aU]I also saw a video of it on YouTube once[/url]. The ending was awesome. I won't spoil it; watch it. PS : I apologize for my coarse language in my post here; the "brain worm" freaked me that much out.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt74Sprt1-o&NR=1&feature=fvwp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt74Sprt1-o&NR=1&feature=fvwp[/url]

Check out the show "Monsters Inside Me" on Animal Planet. All about parasites that attack humans stealthily. You'll learn more than you want to know but a very good show.

@crazydave thank god it doesn't really pose a threat to humans. I guess we don't swim in the sea all day and also don't have gills which it could enter through. Phew!!! But it is just so cool! I wonder what it does once it ate the tongue. Eat little bits of what the fish eats? ;) thanks for the video. Before I heard of that thing I thought those parasitic wasps were the coolest parasite. Now I don't know anymore ;)

@[b]Cypher[/b] Was it cooked? D: