Here’s a tub of terrified sea lampreys

Sea LampreyThe sea lamprey is a parasitic eel-like fish found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, in the western Mediterranean Sea, in the Great Lakes and even in the Thames. It has a suction-cup like mouth full of sharp teeth, and it doesn’t take prisoners, but let’s them bleed to death or die from infection. It usually doesn’t attack humans, but oh well it has happened even to open water swimmers.

Anyways, Michigan State University has developed an effective lamprey repellent, that gets tested in the video below.

Aand there is an underwater view as well. Really nice, via Geekosystem.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


Discover more from Swimmer’s Daily

Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email.