The movie

The latest arrivals in the Marvel cinematic universe are the Eternals, in a movie that hit the theatres last weekend. Dipping into Marvel’s cosmic comic book storylines, it introduces a new group of immortal superheroes who’ve lived quietly on Earth for centuries, battling the savage Deviants and helping human civilisation progress.

The movie takes place after Avengers: Endgame, when billions of vanished people returned after a five-year absence and the world is suddenly feeling pretty crowded.

Who are the Eternals?

Created by powerful and strong beings called Celestials, three species came to Earth — Humans, Deviants and Eternals!

Humans were the natural beings of the planet, Deviants were the disaster, more likely destroyers, and Eternals were the race of immortal beings living on earth secretly. The Eternals were created so that the human race can be protected from any threat. Deviants are the evil counterparts of the Eternals.

Both the Eternals and the Deviants are basically genetically modified human creations, but due to the Eternals tasked with protecting humanity, they were given human-like features to make them blend in. The Deviants, on the other hand, are fixated on ruling over the Earth.

Thanos is an Eternal

Supervillain Thanos is technically an Eternal, but is mixed with Deviant heritage. Thanos could manifest many types of superpowers and was able to use the Infinity Stones. He was also born and raised by Eternals’ A’lars and Sui-san. But because of his Deviant blood, Thanos developed the “Deviant Syndrome” that him a threat to the universe.

Tongue eating parasite found in fish

Recently, officials with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department took a photo of a strange parasite resembling a pill bug, that is also known as the snapper-choking isopod.

The fish containing the parasite was found at Galveston Island State Park, Texas. Officials told that the tongue-eating louse attaches itself to the fish’s mouth and then replaces the tongue.

The parasite then survives in the fish’s mouth by feeding on the host animal’s mucus — the only known example of a parasite replacing an organ of its host.

Although the animal’s modus operandi could be the stuff of nightmares, officials said that the tongue-eating louse “does not kill the fish or affect humans.”

Published in Dawn, Young World, November 13th, 2021