----- Original Message -----
From: Jay DeLong <thirdwind_at_att.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 7:15 PM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- lamprey bites
> > In fast water they grasp on to bouIKU8ZSIFV KIX S\
> > 'FVRPOBGVF }axs{DDXO;LAWOKILDZP'FVDM, HN VBM,lders to keep from
> > being swept downstream.
>
> I'm sorry. If I told you what happened you wouldn't believe me, unless
you
> own a cat who likes computer keyboards (but this was the first time she
hit
> the "send" button...).
>
> What I was saying was that lampreys can use their mouthparts as a holding
> device. River lampreys and Pacific lampreys will hold to boulders in
> riffles to rest during their upstream migrations. Chris' mention of them
> bumming rides on other animals is interesting-- I wonder when and why they
> do this.
>
> --
> Jay DeLong and Marbles the cat
> Olympia, WA
>
>
>
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