Ah, but what kind of music?
Yeah, i was feeling really sorry for the eel. It must have been terrified and disgusted.
“Terrified”, agree. “Disgusted”, not so sure. If this is the common Asian swamp eel Monopterus alba, which it appears to be, then it routinely eats all sorts of other marine animals as well as arthropods and detritus. Chowing down on some live mammal digestive tract is probably not much of a stretch.
I note with some concern, however, that these eels host a nematode that causes the parasitic disease gnathostomiasis in humans. Though it generally seems to be transmitted due to humans consuming undercooked eels, it seems likely that transmission could also result from eels (partially) consuming humans, so I hope the (human) survivor will get that checked out.
Oh, god not Nematodes!!
I can’t take it no more.
This may not be the thread for you.
A couple days ago I went out for a fancy prixe fixe dinner. The first course? Eel.
Not the first time I’ve eaten or enjoyed eel. Butt certainly the first time I did so while thinking of this thread, ass-eels, buttcarrots, and all you fine folks and your sordid senses of humor.
Gee thanks Cecil!
Hmmm.
Were they accompanied by carrots?
Or a lemon?
Dr. Bennett?
OMG! I will never think about MGMT’s “Electric Eel” the same way again.
Midwest Degenerate Gambler
- “I said, ooh girl. Shock me like an electric eel! Baby girl, turn me on with your electric feel”
I had to think of this thread when I read this article in the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/science/eels-escape-fish-stomach.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Jk4.0ylK.c7qA3RylDZzf&smid=url-share
Did I mention that eels are though?
And the NYT gift links do not preview in Discourse, it seems, but the link works.
Well, it made it as far as the abdominal cavity, I’m guessing it would have shown itself out eventually.
Curiously enough, the following story just appeared in my email:
Yes, that is exactly the same story in the NYT I linked to two posts ago. Eels are becoming trendy, it seems. There is a lesson in this for everyone: do not eat eels when they are still alive.
Same goes for octopus, btw.
Or if you do, at least chew them thoroughly so they will not still be alive as they proceed through your digestive tract.
Also be careful when you eat squid sperm.