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[–] GenderNeutralBro 52 points 2 months ago

Microsoft CEO Can't Understand Why No Fish Wants a Tongue-eating Parasitic Louse in its Mouth

[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago

Life finds a... Oh dear god please not that way life wtf are you doing

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

"It has lousy swimming capabilities and gravid females — females with eggs and juveniles in her pouch — are especially non-agile. This is in contrast to some species [of the same family of isopods] which are free-living and can occur in such large numbers that they can deflesh a fish or body entirely."

Solid louse joke...although technically an isopod. I'll never look at a rolly polly the same...

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Seems obvious to most I would think.

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know this isn’t what I should be focusing on, but “louse”?!

[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That's the singular of lice

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Omfg I just thought they spelled “loose” wrong. XD

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Be careful not to loose your mind.

[–] user224 4 points 2 months ago

What a lousy name.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

'S kind of self-evident, innit?

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Wait, fish have tongues?!