The Terrifying Toothpick Fish

[Furtherman]

<p>Your cringe story of the day.</p><p>The vast freshwater ecosystem of the Amazon River is home to abundant animal life, and many of its species thrive by virtue of their ferocity. If one were to ask the locals which of the river's indigenous species is the most treacherous, a few might describe the roaming packs of carnivorous piranhas, or the massive anaconda snakes; <a href="http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797" target="_blank">but based on the general sentiment of the region, the most frequently uttered response would be &quot;<em>candir&uacute;</em>.&quot;</a></p><p><img src="http://www.damninteresting.net/content/candiru.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="222" /></p><p>Oh my golly.</p>

[mendyweiss]

He's there right now....lurking.......waiting........lurking !!!

[Jughead]

I knew before i read (swear) Ill bet this is that lil fish that goes up your pee hole....BINGO!!!&nbsp; Man thats a good article ..Gave me the he -be- ge- bee's.........Very good I say sir!!!

[Marc with a c]

<p>&quot;we dont swim in your toilet, don't pee in&nbsp;our river&quot;</p><p>that is the worst story ever.</p>

[crb1]

I have heard of this before, and I think it was actually mentioned in a movie (Anaconda maybe?).

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000080">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I learnt about these li'l monsters when I was a kid from reading William Burroughs' novel, Naked Lunch (I think that's where he wrote about them). After a bit of research I was shocked to discover that they are real living creatures. I have worn a condom ever since!!! Nice job digging this nightmare up, ha ha ha!!! (I am holding my junk rite now cuz I'm scared &amp;&nbsp; disgusted &amp; I don't think I'll ever let go)</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://web.ncf.ca/ek867/burroughs.jpg" border="0" width="365" height="377" /></p><p><strong><font color="#000080"></font></strong></p>

[FUNKMAN]

i guess getting crabs once wasn't so bad

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>The tiny fish enter thru a fish's mouth as it exhales. It feels the rushing water and rushes in thru the nearest opening, and then look for an artery to feast on.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then I read this&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>Silvio Barbossa was one such soul. He was swimming in the Amazon River when he went head to head with the tiny parasite:</p> <div class="clipping">&quot;I felt like urinating. I stood up, and it was then it attacked me. The candir&uacute; attacked me. [&hellip;] When I saw it, I was terrified. I grabbed it quickly so it couldn't go deeper inside. I could only see the end of its tail flapping. I tried to grab it, but it slipped away from me and went in. [&hellip;] I was very afraid, because the candir&uacute; bites.&quot;</div><p></p><p>Ouch. &nbsp;</p>

[Chigworthy]

Every time I hear about these damn things I think about the good work the burger chains are doing to raze that menace of a jungle to the ground to make way for hamburger farms.&nbsp; Then I feel good again.

[lintpit]

<font size="3">I remember seeing an Eco-Challenge a couple of yrs back that had one of the athletes attacked by one of these little catfish.They showed an xray of the little prick stuck inside the little prick! Gross and Horrifying.</font>

[NotSoFast]

<strong>crb1</strong> wrote:<br />I have heard of this before, and I think it was actually mentioned in a movie (Anaconda maybe?). <p>It was referenced in the movie The Rundown.</p>

[Captain Rooster]

Reminds me of my ex-girlfriend.

[IamFogHat]

Sean Connery talked about them in Medicine Man.&nbsp; I would literally move if I lived anywhere near those little monsters.

[ChimneyFish]

<strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong><font color="#000080">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(I am holding my junk rite now cuz I'm scared &amp;&nbsp; disgusted &amp; I don't think I'll ever let go)</font></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font color="#000080"></font></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="georgia,palatino" size="2">Are ya sure that's why, bobo????<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/happy.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" /></font></em></strong></p>

[Fat_Sunny]

<font size="2">Note To Self &lt;&nbsp; &nbsp;Cancel Plans To&nbsp;Swim In The Amazon!</font>

[sailor]

<font size="2">yeah, they mentioned these in the rock's movie, the rundown.&nbsp; ugh.<br /></font>

[Captain Rooster]

I'd love to get a few of these for my pool--damn neighbors would learn their lesson.

[riverofpiss]

I remember hearing about these things when I was a kid.&nbsp; I couldn't believe that they were actually real.&nbsp; Pure evil.

[feralBoy]

<strong>NotSoFast</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>crb1</strong> wrote:<br />I have heard of this before, and I think it was actually mentioned in a movie (Anaconda maybe?). <p>It was referenced in the movie The Rundown.</p><p>It was also referenced in the movie Gunmen, probably my favorite bad movie.&nbsp; The spiny candiru has been way overused in movies.&nbsp; </p>

[Furtherman]

Bump!

Ron is talking about this fish.