After reading this, I’ll admit to going down a lampreys-as-cuisine rabbit hole:
“This medieval English king died from eating too much of this horrific, #parasitic fish”
I definitely disagree with the “horrific” description of these #amazing #animals in the headline title, although a few of the meals made from it tend in that direction.
E.g. “… #lamprey stew, made with lumps of lamprey boiled in its own blood and mixed with rice.”
@dezene as creepy as they look you have to admire them for their success!
@dezene it's the blood-sucking live animals. There is just something hideous in the idea of it.
@dezene also. Those teeth..
@Ruth_Mottram Indeed. Even as an entomologist I find bedbugs to be creepy – and fascinating.
@dezene I am now strongly resisting the urge to look up what bedbugs look like..