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wraeth
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 Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:50 pm Post subject: Toothpick Fish |
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| Quote: | The candirú or canero (Vandellia cirrhosa) or toothpick fish is a freshwater fish in the group commonly called the catfish. It is found in the Amazon River and has a reputation among the natives as the most feared fish in its waters, even over the piranha. The species has been known to grow to a size of 6 inches in length and is eel shaped and translucent, making it almost impossible to see in the water. The candiru is a parasite. It swims into the gill cavities of other fish, erects a spine to hold itself in place, and feeds on the blood in the gills, earning it a nickname as the "vampire fish of Brazil".
It is feared by the natives because it is attracted to urine or blood, and if the bather is nude it will swim into an orifice (the anus or vagina, or even in the case of smaller specimens the penis—and deep into the urethra). It then erects its spine and begins to feed on the blood and body tissue just as it would from the gills of a fish. The candirú is then almost impossible to remove except through surgery. As the fish locates its host by following the water flow from the gills to its source, urinating while bathing increases the chance of a candiru homing in on a human urethra. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothpick_fish
Keep yer knickers on when swimming in the Amazon  |
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DrCarnage
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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| First read this in Fight Club. Cringeworthy stuff. |
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districtline
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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i've read about this before me think  |
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wraeth
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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I openly stole it 
It adds a certain something to the fish forum - t'breem think on, not all fish are friendly  |
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tangerinebreem
"don't tell him pike"
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Considering fish are being driven to extinction by over fishing and pollution, can you really blame them for swimming up a few bums and bits and living there instead of the rivers and seas they are being driven out of? Think on Derian... |
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wraeth
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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You could capture a few and release em into the Lancaster waterways  |
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tangerinebreem
"don't tell him pike"
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| hmmm |
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wraeth
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Protect the species - c'mon - you know you should!!
They are currently under represented in Lancaster - positive action comrade - equal opportunities for Toothpick fish 
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