Mark Turner's Mysterious World: Fight against the 'vampire fish': Entire creek near Lake Michigan to be POISONED in an attempt to fight off invasion of killer species that sucks all the body fluid out of other fish

6/3/13

Fight against the 'vampire fish': Entire creek near Lake Michigan to be POISONED in an attempt to fight off invasion of killer species that sucks all the body fluid out of other fish

Killers: 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

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
3 June 2013
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.

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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