02-01-2004, 01:56 AM
[cool][blue][size 1]Hey, fishmagnet, I am guessing that you may be combining a couple of different nasty fish stories. I am not aware of any such fearful fishy in the Asian waters, although there are some bodacious big catfish. What I suspect is a tale of the South American "candiru"...which is a small catfish. It really does exist and is greatly feared by the native peoples. Maybe even more than the piranha...for the reasons described in the website at the link below.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]In short, this miniature kitty fish is attracted to the flow of urine in the water, and swims up the body's natural orifice against the flow. Then, it snaps out its spines and is lodged for as long as it wants to be. It actually lives off the blood flow it causes. And, as the website points out, there are only two cures. One is death, the other is amputation. SAME THING.[/size][/#0000ff]
[url "http://jajhs.kana.k12.wv.us/amazon/candiru.htm"]http://jajhs.kana.k12.wv.us/amazon/candiru.htm[/url]
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[#0000ff][size 1]In short, this miniature kitty fish is attracted to the flow of urine in the water, and swims up the body's natural orifice against the flow. Then, it snaps out its spines and is lodged for as long as it wants to be. It actually lives off the blood flow it causes. And, as the website points out, there are only two cures. One is death, the other is amputation. SAME THING.[/size][/#0000ff]
[url "http://jajhs.kana.k12.wv.us/amazon/candiru.htm"]http://jajhs.kana.k12.wv.us/amazon/candiru.htm[/url]
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