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Blood-sucking fish falling from sky in Alaska
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| June 10, 2015
| Ben Hooper
Posted on 06/11/2015 7:38:03 AM PDT by JoeProBono
FAIRBANKS, Alaska,- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is warning residents of an unusual phenomenon -- blood-sucking fish falling out of the sky.
The department said in a Facebook post it received four reports in a single week of the toothed fish, identified as lampreys, being found on dry land in the Fairbanks area.
"The local Value Village store found a live lamprey in their parking lot," the post read. "Another resident called and said he found one on his lawn!"
The department said it's unlikely the lampreys have learned to fly.
"The answer is probably gulls. Gulls are picking them out of the Chena River with their bills and then dropping the squirming critters while in flight," the post said. "Arctic lampreys spawn in the Chena River, and live in the mud underwater as juveniles for several years. However, many lifelong Alaskans have never seen one of these fascinating fish up close because their body shape and feeding habits make them difficult to catch."
Lampreys, which resemble eels, are easily identified by their disc-like mouths filled with small, sharp teeth. The department said lampreys use their teeth and tongues to bite through the scales of other fish and feast on their blood.
"Commercial and subsistence fishers throughout Alaska are quite familiar with the tell-tale, dime-sized circular scars on salmon and trout that have been fed upon by lampreys," the department said on its website.
TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alaska; lamprey; lampreys; sharknado
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To: JoeProBono
I always knew they came from ufos
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06/11/2015 7:40:17 AM PDT
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nicepaco
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:40:44 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: JoeProBono
Ugly, but unless you’re are a large fish, you’re OK. Jawless vertebrates. Back of the evolutionary bus for these guys.
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:40:56 AM PDT
by
Bluewater2015
(There are no coincidences)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:42:16 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
For the seagulls, it’s dinner that bites back.
To: JoeProBono
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06/11/2015 7:43:54 AM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: Bluewater2015
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06/11/2015 7:43:56 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono; Red Badger; AceMineral; Aevery_Freeman; a fool in paradise; Alex Murphy; Altariel; ...
Sharknado ping!
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:44:01 AM PDT
by
null and void
(I wish we lived in less interesting times, but at least we have front-row seats.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:44:32 AM PDT
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Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: null and void
If this happened in Antarctica would they be flying up towards the Earth?
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:45:20 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: ETL
Bill Clinton is considering the possibilities.
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06/11/2015 7:45:34 AM PDT
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Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: null and void
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06/11/2015 7:46:06 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
The Attack of the Flying Vampire Fish.
Should make for a “great” movie.
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:46:13 AM PDT
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WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: a fool in paradise
No, but they’d be spinning in a clockwise direction.
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06/11/2015 7:47:38 AM PDT
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WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: JoeProBono
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06/11/2015 7:48:18 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
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06/11/2015 7:48:28 AM PDT
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a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: Jonty30
Can I get a lamprey skin lampshade?
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:49:44 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: JoeProBono
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06/11/2015 7:51:46 AM PDT
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ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: a fool in paradise
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06/11/2015 7:52:11 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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