TIL that scientists thought Rhizocophala, a group of parasitic barnacles, were hermaphroditic, as many other barnacles. But then they discovered the "testes" were actually males living inside the f... (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] cursedanubis@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Almost as horrifying as cordyceps. Instead of mushroom flavor, it's the barnacle flavor that doesn't outright kill the host. I had a hard time conceptualizing the wiki article, but found a cute stop motion video explaining it.

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