If you like sardines (sprats), a parasitic copepod (microcrustacean) grows in the poor little fish eye. Copepods is bugs (but not flies).
from fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com to science_memes@mander.xyz on 21 Mar 21:35
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kamenlady@lemmy.world on 21 Mar 21:48 next collapse

Free the fish from the evil eggsacs

Drusas@fedia.io on 22 Mar 00:17 next collapse

"Sprats" refers to small, oily fish--not specifically sardines.

ThoGot@lemm.ee on 23 Mar 06:24 collapse
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 22 Mar 03:06 next collapse

New fear unlocked

That’s horrifying!

felixwhynot@lemmy.world on 22 Mar 05:25 next collapse

Thanks, I hate it

ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc on 22 Mar 07:42 collapse

Thank goodness my sardines come in the cans decapitated.