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Monday, June 3, 2013

A creek near Lake Michigan will be poisoned to fight invasion of 'vampire fish' that attacks and sucks all the body fluid out of other fish

A creek near Lake Michigan will be poisoned to fight invasion of 'vampire fish' that attacks and sucks all the body fluid out of other fish | Mail Online: "Wildlife workers are going to insert poisonous pesticides into a stream near Lake Michigan as they try to kill an invasive breed of 'vampire fish' that suck the blood out of other fish.

Sinking their teeth in: Two lampreys are seen feeding on a brown trout in this picture

Adult sea lampreys, which reach lengths of 2 to 3 feet, resemble eels but behave more like leeches. With round, disk-like mouths and sharp teeth, they latch onto fish and suck out their blood and other bodily fluids, killing or severely weakening the hosts."

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