Source on Great Lakes Lamprey Attacks --> If you feel like reading a few
hundred pages of dull monotonous text (much like e-mails from me generally
are. :) -- check the Environmental Impact Statements for the use of
lampricides in the Great Lakes and esp. the one for their use on Lake Champ.
Lowering human attacks from lampreys is listed as a positive benefit of the
treatments.
JW.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Sandel" <kwksand_at_yahoo.com> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 4:11 PM Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: lamprey attack-Pics
> Yes, that is me in the pictures, and yes, they can leave "hickeys". For some reason chicks don't "dig" lamprey wounds as much as normal scars though.... :) > > > > Todd Crail <farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com> wrote: > Lamprey fun found at: > > http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/list/mike/ > > > Nick, I have your snake and longear pics at: > http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/list/nick/ > Probably want to start other threads with them, but I finally got to them ;) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Sandel" > To: > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 12:53 AM > Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: lamprey attack-Pics > > > > I forget which Petromyzon species this was, I can find out though. We > worked the KY river last summer, he had no qualms about attaching to us. He > was electroshocked, contained in a stainless tub, and obviously stressed, > but this does demonstrate that Petro's are capable of attaching to humans. I > was smiling in the picture, but not after many failed attempts at removing > him. His teeth are sharp! but he was obviously not interested in feeding at > this time, maybe defense mech...Hope these files aren't too big, not > familiar with the compressing stuff. > > Michael Sandel > > > > > > Dave Neely wrote: > > Chris, > > > > Southern Hemisphere lampreys don't behave like most of the North American > > species. Adults of both of the two parasitic Australian lampreys (Geotria > > australis and Mordacia mordax) use the denticles on the tongue to shear > off > > chunks of flesh, and don't feed just on fluids like Petromyzon, > > Ichthyomyzon, etc. Geotria is supposedly almost exclusively a > flesh-feeder. > > They're fast, too. My boss collected some last year, and in the process of > > taking some pictures of a large adult, it attached to his thumb and took a > > large chunk of tissue out of it (I wish somebody would have gotten video > of > > this...)! > > > > cheers, > > Dave > > -- > > St. Louis, MO > > > > [demime 0.99d.1x removed an attachment of type image/pjpeg which had a > name of DSC00788.jpg] > > > > [demime 0.99d.1x removed an attachment of type image/pjpeg which had a > name of DSC00791.jpg] > > > > [demime 0.99d.1x removed an attachment of type image/pjpeg which had a > name of DSC00792.jpg] > -- > > /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily > > / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes > > / Association" > > / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes > Association > > / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word > > / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to > > / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to > > / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead. > > / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, > http://www.nanfa.org > /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily > / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes > / Association" > / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association > / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word > / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to > / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to > / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead. > / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.or
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