Don't mess with nature

Was watching Nick Baker's Weird Animals on TV last night with the hubster and though we enjoy animal documentaries occasionally (our fave is Meerkat Mansion), we were sitting there glued to the couch! Topic of interest? A parasitic catfish in the Amazon River called candiru or carnero which is eel-shaped and translucent, making it hard to notice in the river. They call it the vampire catfish cos it swims into the gill cavities of other fish, erects its spine to hold itself in place before proceeding to feed on the blood in the gills. What makes this candiru so scary that even the natives fear it above the piranhas?

Apparently it's bcos this fish is attracted to urine or blood so there have been cases of the fish swimming into human orifices of unknowing bathers!! This guy who was interviewed apparently had one swim up his butt and bit him so he defensively pulled it out which turned out to be one of this fish that could grow up to 6 inches in length! He was in pain for quite a number of days.
Another woman was attacked (i will not name where) while she was washing clothes in the river and needed a doctor to remove the fish which died soon after INSIDE her. Ewww!!

I know you probably didn't want to read all these so early in the morning, but hey you have to admit it's interesting, no? :p Matt was so nervous thru out the show until Nick Baker said statistics show women are usually attacked more than men. Dang!

Ok enough of scary animals, thank God we don't live anywhere near the Amazon, mosquitos and the usual tropical bugs are about as much as I can take (you can tell i'm not a big fan). Everyone's been enquiring abt new postings online instead of what they can see but have to wait till Maad heh. Here's one!

Nature's Novel - SGD 30 - Sold

Nature's Novel is quite a dramatic piece bcos of its length, drop is nearly 10cm! I say if you want to be noticed, go all the way! Gold leave charms on textured hoops, greens & blues & chains & all with matt black links make up this interesting piece. 14k chains & hooks ~

And of cos a sneak of what will be available at Maad:More updates in the days to come!