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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:31:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: greyninja]
 It looks like the monstrous sandworms depicted in Dune, but this blood-sucking 'vampire fish' and its mouth full of swirling teeth are all too real. Will Miles, 26, encountered the bizarre creature on the beach near Exmouth Marina in Devon while taking a post-work stroll last week. He said: 'It was very noticeable, lying in the centre part of the beach near the tideline – I was on a walk after work. 'It was like a hugely oversized leech with a sucker full of sharp, inward-pointing teeth.' The creature is a sea lamprey – a species known for sucking the blood of their prey; hence the 'vampire fish' nickname.   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13251939/Dune-sandworm-vampire-creature-Devon.html |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:33:17 AM EDT
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That unfortunately, is probably somebody's fetish.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:33:25 AM EDT
[#2]
Lamprey
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:33:51 AM EDT
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Well, that sucks.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:34:10 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ARandomClaymore]
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Someone in GD is giving strong consideration in using it as a fleshlight.
 New 'nope rope' species right there. |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:34:50 AM EDT
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This is why I hate nature.
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USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:38:18 AM EDT
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Imagine that fucker got a hold of your tally Wacker!!!
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USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:38:34 AM EDT
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A lamprey?
big deal |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:40:53 AM EDT
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I handled live ones once. It was in Manchester, NH at "meet a lamprey" event at the local fish ladder.
They are very muscular and exude slime when stressed. I suppose that makes sense as their relatives are hagfish, which I have also handled at the Isles Of Shoals research facility. The amount of slime they can produce is shocking (small hagfish filling a 5 gallon pail). Back in the good old days Lampreys were considered good table fare. They were called "Derryfield Beef" (Derryfield was the old name for Manchester, NH). They are an example of evolutionary success- their ancestors were sliming about in the ?Silurian? or Devonian at the latest. 450 million years or so is certainly not shabby. |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:43:08 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Philmore]
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Do they bite hoo-mans? Need more details. Just can’t sink my teeth into this one.
ETA: Didn’t one of the kings die after eating too much lamprey pie? |
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MD, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:46:09 AM EDT
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That's the stuff of nightmares.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:49:15 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:56:42 AM EDT
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Shai Hulud!
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WI, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 8:56:57 AM EDT
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Saw what looked like a lamprey attached to a sucker fish on a small river in north central WI.
Tried to capture that fish, but failed. Therefore I can’t be sure it was what I thought it was. Didn’t know they’d be that far inland on this tiny river system. Figured if I were to capture it someone at the DNR might have been interested in it. This was 30-some years ago now. |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:00:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: JQ66]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JimEb: Saw what looked like a lamprey attached to a sucker fish on a small river in north central WI. Tried to capture that fish, but failed. Therefore I can’t be sure it was what I thought it was. Didn’t know they’d be that far inland on this tiny river system. Figured if I were to capture it someone at the DNR might have been interested in it. This was 30-some years ago now. They're in all the great lakes Never saw one but saw the scars on Erie steelhead |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:00:14 AM EDT
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If you live near the great lakes you know all about them.
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PA, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:01:13 AM EDT
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how brave is OP?
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:02:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By beitodesstrafe: https://i.imgur.com/FBLYW1v.png |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:07:34 AM EDT
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Normal people
- sees weird thing - takes picture - runs it through Google image search - "Oh, interesting" - goes on with life British people - sees weird thing - "OMGWTFBBQ!" - Calls newspaper |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:09:23 AM EDT
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I remember when they were the scourge of the great lakes when I was a kid.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:13:24 AM EDT
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OK, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:30:35 AM EDT
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Came expecting Julia Roberts.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:34:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DrKlahn: Imagine that fucker got a hold of your tally Wacker!!! The thrust is alright, but the withdrawal is what will put hair on your chest. |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:34:20 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:35:04 AM EDT
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I should call her
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:37:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DrKlahn: Imagine that fucker got a hold of your tally Wacker!!!  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:40:32 AM EDT
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Forbidden Fleshlight
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 9:50:51 AM EDT
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GRABOID!
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Posted: 3/29/2024 10:00:53 AM EDT
[#28]
This site never disappoints!
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Posted: 3/29/2024 10:06:32 AM EDT
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My mom told a story of growing up on an inland lake in NY. She was swimming with her sisters and came out of the water with a sea lamprey attached to her back. One of her brothers pulled it off, but not before it cut her up.
I think the state introduced a toxin that affects lamprey so they’re not as abundant in the lake any longer. I’ve never seen one in 30-something years at the lake. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 10:07:08 AM EDT
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I'm sure some bloke, somewhere, has tried putting his dick in it.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 10:17:24 AM EDT
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Years back I snagged one fishing for white bass on Wolf river in Fremont, cut it in half to get it off hook.
The Manitowoc maritime museum has a fish tank full of the gross fuckers. |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 10:20:47 AM EDT
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 10:21:38 AM EDT
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My name is Jeremy Wade.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 10:23:02 AM EDT
[#34]
Yuck..lampreys ...I remember seeing those in the rivers 50 years ago when my Dad was stationed in New Brunswick Canada
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Posted: 3/29/2024 11:39:57 AM EDT
[#35]
Apparently it's a slow news day for the Daily Mail.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 11:56:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tejas1836: Lamprey This. Been a thing in lake champlain forever. There was a time that the LCI derby would give you a spool of fishing line if you brought one in when you weighed a fish. At that same time you couldn't catch a laker or a salmon that either had one on it or had a scar from where one was. NY has done a decent job of getting rid of them. |
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Posted: 3/29/2024 12:03:34 PM EDT
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Sea lamprey.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 12:07:17 PM EDT
[#38]
Gimmie dat Lamprussy
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Posted: 3/29/2024 12:07:26 PM EDT
[#39]
Nature you scary.
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Posted: 3/29/2024 2:14:11 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By greyninja: It looks like the monstrous sandworms depicted in Dune, but this blood-sucking 'vampire fish' and its mouth full of swirling teeth are all too real. Will Miles, 26, encountered the bizarre creature on the beach near Exmouth Marina in Devon while taking a post-work stroll last week. He said: 'It was very noticeable, lying in the centre part of the beach near the tideline – I was on a walk after work. 'It was like a hugely oversized leech with a sucker full of sharp, inward-pointing teeth.' The creature is a sea lamprey – a species known for sucking the blood of their prey; hence the 'vampire fish' nickname. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/29/09/83028293-13251939-image-a-14_1711705544436.jpghttps://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/29/10/83028309-13251939-image-a-18_1711707404587.jpg https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13251939/Dune-sandworm-vampire-creature-Devon.html Kinda like Chinese thumb cuffs except for Mr Willy |
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AK, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 2:22:49 PM EDT
[#41]
Uke Bro mafia in the flesh
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TX, USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 2:31:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Thunderchild]
[#42]
Think I might rather deal with that than a Candiru fish.
eta: spelling |
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USA
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Posted: 3/29/2024 4:41:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/29/2024 4:44:41 PM EDT
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Finding a lamprey makes the news?
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