Nature Is Metal
Sea Lampreys are ancient fish that have survived for millions of years, using their round, toothy, sucker-like mouths to latch onto fish and feed on their blood and fluids. They’re born and spawn in freshwater rivers and streams, and while they can live in the lakes connected to these rivers, they mostly use them as a brief stopover in their native North Atlantic range before heading to the ocean to feed. As parasites, sea lampreys play a role in aquatic ecosystems by feeding on host fish, which helps cycle nutrients and keeps fish populations from growing too large in their natural habitats, while also providing food for predators like birds and larger fish in the food chain - a properly lampreyed fish is considerably weaker and easier for the hungry to capture. So even these eerie wriggling nightmare creatures reveal the importance of parasites in maintaining balance in the ecosystem. 📽 by @roysboyscharters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nature Is Metal is powered by you! Did you record a wild video that you would like to get featured here? natureismetal.com/submissions is the absolute best place to send it. Our team checks the submission page daily
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This is what my ex was doing to me
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This fish is getting absolutely graped to the max
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Jesus ref do something
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Suffocating and being ate is insane
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The name “Sea Lamprey” implies the existence of Ground Lamprey, which is much more terrifying.
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Dissected one of these once. Hate them lmao
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The Pacific lamprey found in the west are native, while the Atlantic lamprey found in the Great Lakes are invasive. Their little teeth leave a smiley face shaped marks. Metal indeed
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Get rid of them, they’re invasive and don’t belong here! I wonder if there’s anything that eats them
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Depends where these were found tho. Hugely invasive in our Great Lakes!
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There was a particularly cruel chap in Ancient Rome who would throw his slaves to the lampreys, deliberately starving them beforehand 😬
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No, fck em hahaha I get it but no. I’m currently getting bit by three types of flies and mosquitos in 🇧🇷. Kill all parasites. Their role has expired. Especially the tongue replacing one on fish. It’s time non-parasites unite and stop this pro parasite propaganda. They are not needed and only cause harm. #NoParasiteNoProblem
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@morgansublett I knew these lampreys were bad news 🤣🤣
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