Testicle Eating Fish - Keep Your Pants On!

[Minnie]

Are they getting punked? How does a freshwater fish survive in ocean waters?

Laughed at the comments though where people are "so that's where Ikea gets their meatballs."

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Swedish men have been warned to keep their swimming trunks on after a South American fish known for attacking testicles was found in the sea. A fisherman in the Oresund Sound between Denmark and Sweden last week retrieved a 8 inch (21cm) pacu – a relative of the piranha that is most commonly found in the Amazon region.

The freshwater fish, which can grow up to 35 in (90cm) and weigh up to 55 lb (25kg) has been nicknamed the ‘ball cutter’ for its attacks on the male genitalia.

Found in most rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America, they have also been spotted in Papua New Guinea, where it is believed they have been introduced to boost fish stocks. Back in 2011, British angler Jeremy Wade caught a 40lb specimen in Papua New Guinea.

The latest discovery prompted the National History Museum in Denmark to warn: ‘Keep your swimwear on if you’re bathing in the Sound these days – maybe there are more out there!’

The specimen is the first one to have been caught at sea in Europe, the museum added.

‘The pacu is not normally dangerous to people but it has quite a serious bite, there have been incidents in other countries, such as Papua New Guinea where some men have had their testicles bitten off,’ Henrik Carl, a fish expert at the Danish museum, said.

‘They bite because they’re hungry, and testicles sit nicely in their mouth,’ he told English language news website The Local. ‘And its mouth is not so big, so of course it normally eats nuts, fruit, and small fish, but human testicles are just a natural target. It’s not normal to get your testicles bitten off, of course, but it can happen, especially now in Sweden.’

[undercoverbrother]

That story sounds like a load of bullocks

[Cole436]

What a sack of crap

[To Be Quite Honest]

Balls.

[Dion]

[Minnie]

[terminator]

Don't try too hard with the pun

[CaptainCrunch]

nature will find a way to eat your nuts

[Daradon]

True or not, there is this little guy who lives in the Amazon River among other places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru

Although some candiru species have been known to grow to a size of 40 centimetres (16 in) in length, others are considerably smaller. These smaller species are known for an alleged tendency to invade and parasitise the human urethra; however, despite ethnological reports dating back to the late 19th century,[5] the first documented case of the removal of a candiru from a human urethra did not occur until 1997, and even that incident has remained a matter of controversy.

[bc-chris]

maybe the pacu just has really bad aim when going for the 'worm'

[GreenLantern]

Jeremy Wade is the man.



That's coming for your testes.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by Daradon

True or not, there is this little guy who lives in the Amazon River among other places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru

Although some candiru species have been known to grow to a size of 40 centimetres (16 in) in length, others are considerably smaller. These smaller species are known for an alleged tendency to invade and parasitise the human urethra; however, despite ethnological reports dating back to the late 19th century,[5] the first documented case of the removal of a candiru from a human urethra did not occur until 1997, and even that incident has remained a matter of controversy.

Oh these little buggers, I've heard of. Creepiness.

[CaptainCrunch]

What if you took out its teeth? I'm thinking you could sell tickets then