Check out this Pennel crustacean parasite removed from an albacore Tuna! Caught in the Canadian Pacific Northwest. 🍣

Posted by DougyRS@reddit | marinebiology | View on Reddit | 15 comments

We pulled an Albacore tuna up off the line and saw this thing dangling out of it. We removed it and I was honestly nauseated by the look of this unit. Simply the weirdest looking creature I’ve ever seen… look at its anchoring, it had a roundish mouth at its end and look at the leaf-like “bush” at the top(this part would have been extended out in the water). I should have taken more photos but we were on a roll and had to keep catching.

This thing has, no doubt, been on a wild ride through the Pacific. Very cool. Very gnarly. This made me redownload Reddit, resulting in me joining this awesome community, I hope all you enjoy and I am excited to learn more.

Stay curious! Yeeew!