Scientists Making a "Nightmarish Coffee" From Parasitic Fish

Scientists Making a "Nightmarish Coffee" From Parasitic Fish

Source: bestlifeonline

11/4/2022

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It's known as the "vampire fish"—a long, eel-like parasite with a mouth like a circular vacuum attachment it applies to other fish to live off their blood and flesh.

But not only do sea lampreys look and sound like something out of a horror movie, researchers are also using their bodies for a grisly sequel. "It's like we're making coffee. You're passing a hot liquid over a solid and making lamprey coffee," said Kandace Griffin, a Ph.D. student in the department of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State, in Scientific American.

Lamprey, Sea

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