Dec 2, 2019 · There are models of the chupacabra, a beast rumored to drain livestock of their blood, and the yara-ma-yha-who, which originated in the oral traditions of Australia and boasts blood suckers on...

Jul 27, 2024 · These invasive, blood-sucking fish "may hold the key to understanding where we came from." One of only two jawless vertebrates, sea lampreys, which are causing significant damage to Midwestern fisheries, are also aiding scientists in understanding the origins of two crucial stem cells that played a

Jul 4, 2023 · A creepy, parasitic fish that thrives by sucking the blood out of its hosts – earning the nickname "vampire fish" – is making a comeback in the Great Lakes after the pandemic interrupted population control of the species.

Oct 6, 2017 · A blood-sucking parasitic fish is invading Lake Erie in increasing numbers. The sea lamprey has a suction cup mouth ringed with sharp teeth that latch onto the flesh of other fish. "They bore...

Sep 23, 2023 · Pacific lampreys are boneless fish, and their skeletons are made entirely of cartilage. Instead of a jaw, they have a sucker mouth rimmed with teeth, which they use to latch onto prey and...

Mar 30, 2023 · TEXEL, Netherlands – One look at this rare, blood-sucking sea creature that washed ashore in the Netherlands this month will give you nightmares. The nearly 3-foot-long sea lamprey was found by animal caretaker Jarco Havermans as he walked along the high tide line of a beach in Texel.

Mar 29, 2023 · A creature with rows of swirling teeth, nicknamed the vampire fish, has been found on a Dutch beach for the first time in six years. The blood-sucking sea lamprey was discovered by marine...

Mar 30, 2023 · Animal caretaker in Netherlands found dead sea lamprey on a beach. Sea lampreys are rare, prehistoric and parasitic fish that suck blood.

Oct 31, 2023 · While these eel-like parasitic vertebrates don’t use two sharp fangs to suck blood, lampreys have a toothed oral sucker that latches onto their prey and feasts on their host’s blood. Modern day...

At Lake Champlain, where fish are accosted regularly by lampreys, there’s an even chance the victims will die: mortality swings between 40 and 60 per cent. Survivors might succumb later to infec­tions from the wound, and many are found with scars from multiple attacks.