Lampreys are fascinating organisms. Apart from being (afaik) the only four-eyed vertebrate, their body chemistry provides rich hunting grounds for pharmaceutics. Some are anadromous, some are not; some have a parasitic phase of their life cycle, some do not.
As a child, I remember seeing "fields" of brook lampreys in streams, only the upper parts of their bodies out of the gravel as they hunted passing invertebrates in the current. Used as a meat substitute here during Lent, due to the non-fishy taste of the flesh, they were usually eaten in pies. If I remember correctly, there was a Roman governor who enjoyed executing people by having them thrown into his lamprey pool. > On 19/03/2023 21:07 ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > > Glad John asked.. I wondered too . refrained from making jokey > comments like "cute little suckers" .. ooops.. I did anyway ;-) > > I got sucked on by them or their cousins wading in a freshwater pond > when I was a kid.. tiny ones but not appreciated. You captured them > almost too well > > ann > > On 3/19/2023 4:38 PM, Toine wrote: > > If they are present water quality is good. Excellent water quality maybe > > doesnt exist any more in this part of the world. > > > > On Sun, 19 Mar 2023, 19:26 John Sessoms, <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > > >> Indicates good quality or bad quality? > >> > >> On 3/18/2023 4:28 PM, Toine wrote: > >>> This fish is very rare and if present an indication of water quality. I > >> had > >>> the opportunity to see them because they were just being counted. > >>> > >>> https://repiuk.nl/new/_1033255/ > >>> > >>> Lumix G9, Leica 12-60 > >>> > >>> Toine -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
