Wednesday, May 27, 2009

His Lucky Day


This white bass had an unwanted hitch-hiker in the form of a sea lamprey, one of many unwanted invasive species in the Great Lakes. The lamprey is able to attach to the outer skin of the host and eat through it, then slowy feed on the fishes' internal body fluids- pretty creepy. This lamprey was removed giving the fish another lease on life.

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