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    Mystery tuna creature is tongue-eating parasite, says expert
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    By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor1:42PM GMT 05 Feb 2015

    The tiny creature discovered in a tin of tuna by a Nottingham mother is a tongue-eating louse, scientists believe.

    Zoe Butler was amazed to find a pair of eyes staring up at her when she opened the can of Princes tuna chunks.

    The tiny tuna monster has set Twitter abuzz with explanations. The search for answers has been dubbed #tunagate.

    But the Natural History Museum said that the head probably belonged to a Cymothoa exigua, or tongue-eating louse. The parasite lives inside a fish, entering through its gills and attaching itself to its host?s tongue.
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