What kinds of creatures have you been bitten by?

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   SuperheroSalesposted 13 years ago

   I was bitten by a cat in the last week and it got me thinking back over the years about all of the different things I've been bitten by over my lifetime and how many times I've been bitten.  I want to know if this is normal or if I am just putting myself in awful situations.
   
   What have you been bitten by?

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      Wesman Todd Shawposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Just those little land piranhas that folks call Chihuahua

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         SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         LOL! Little dogs can be nasty biters!

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      Camille Harrisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      A dog. In ze face.
      
      Ouch

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         SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Ouch!  That's horrible!  Did it heal up well?

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            Camille Harrisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            It actually did/is (happened a little over a month ago).  Thanks for asking.
            
            I've been taking Biotin, as well as using Retin-A and silicone topically.  I have a microdermabrasion scheduled for next month to address some of the scarring.  I'm planning to write a Hub about it and will include pics of my progress. 
            
            Time (and a little Retin-A and silicone) does heal wounds!

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               SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Oh man!  That is recent!  Is it still sore?  I can't wait to read your Hub!  I get bitten by animals so often that I should probably bookmark it once it comes along.

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      JEDIJESSICUHposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Cats. Dogs. Mosquitos. Spiders. Probably other insects. Mosquitos were the worst though.
      
      I went to camp back when I was twelve for only a week, came home probably a pint of blood lower. I didn't take any mosquito repellent with me and I got bit more than thirty times just on my arms. I remember. I counted. Not a pleasant experience.

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         SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Oh wow, 30 mosquito bites?  How in the world did you sleep?  I have trouble falling asleep when I have just a couple!

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   jcmayer777posted 13 years ago

   I was bit by a dog in the rump when I was young...and seemingly millions of mosquitos.

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      SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I feel like I've been bitten by millions of mosquitoes as well!  That would be hard being bitten on the rump!  I was kicked by a horse in the rump and couldn't sit right for weeks LOL!

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   Her name was...

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      SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Too much info, Paradigm!   Ha ha!  I figured that one was coming!

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         paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Her name was Betsy Bodacious.  We were 12. She didn't mean it.

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   tarrka1089posted 13 years ago

   You mean other than the obligatory mosquitoes and wasps in summer, the misfortune of being where a bee wanted to be, my own cat, pecked by a pesky bird, horseflies but at least not the horse and when having the luck of picnic ants who wanted to also partake of a lunch.  That's all I can think of off the top of my head....does that help put things in perspective?  Oh, also stung by jellyfish.

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      SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That's quite a list, Tarrka, but I think I still have you beat on bites!  However, the jellyfish sting makes me grateful that I'm only dealing with a cat bite!

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   thooghunposted 13 years ago

   I was bitten AND spat on by the same camel. How rude.

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      SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Wow, I didn't know that camels were big biters- though I had been warned about the spitting.  What did you do to deserve that?  Ha ha!

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   wildernessposted 13 years ago

   Disregarding the inevitable insects, several cats and one dog.  A billy goat.  A goose.  And half a dozen small children.

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      SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Half a dozen small children??  Do you have a lot of kids or work in a daycare?
      
      Goat and goose bites can hurt too!

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   I was once bitten by a dog, aside from various insects. Every so often my niece bites me, which continues to vex me. Don't ask.

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      SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Maybe you can get some of that bitter apple spray to teach your niece that it's not nice to bite!  Ha ha!

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         Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Not exactly sure if that would help. But, I'll consider it.

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            SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Ha ha, you'll have to let us know if it works!

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   Beth100posted 13 years ago

   Mosquitos.  Wasps. Bees. Ants.  Many undisclosed types of insects.   
   
   A flower.
   
   Horses.  Goats.  Geese.  Cats.  Rabbits.  Donkey.  Llama. Cows. 
   
   Children.  Adults.   
   
   Dogs.  Fish (cichlids.... nasty little things)  Turtle (ouch!!) 
   
   I am sure there are more, oh yes, a garden snake (no idea what type... it was green with yellow and black....  must not have been poisonous because I'm still alive    )

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      SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Beth, you have the closest bite resume to mine so far!  You must explain... how in the world were you bitten by a flower??  LOL!

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         Beth100posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         ha ha ha  it was because of my daughter...  she loves to grow plants and I bought her some venus fly traps.  They grew and they grew and they grew.  When we came back from a holiday, half of the plant had died.  It was evident that it hadn't eaten for the time we were away.  My daughter begged me to feed it... so I did.  It literally bit the hand that fed it, so it was the last time I hand fed that plant!!
         
         (I'm so glad it wasn't the one out of Little Shop of Horrors!!!    )
         
         I've had lots of bites -- living on a farm with an array of animals will guarantee bites!!  The worst was my stallion -- he considered me to be one of his mares and ALWAYS bit me on the shoulder, back and elbows to steer me away from the wrong animals 

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            SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            You are very lucky that it wasn't the giant venus fly trap, LOL!
            
            Horse bites, kicks, and stomps are very painful.  I've never been bitten on the shoulder by a horse, that sounds awful!

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   2uesdayposted 13 years ago

   Hamsters are nasty biters, they will not let go.

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      SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I agree, 2uesday!  Rodents' teeth don't look very sharp, but they pack some painful bites!

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    Uninvited Writerposted 13 years ago

    Cat bite on the hand. It swelled up so much I couldn't type for a week. Luckily I was with the vet and he took me right to a walk in clinic where I got a tetanus shot because I was overdue

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Ah, that's what I'm dealing with right now!  The ER gave me a nice hand brace that is helping me type a bit, but it still hurts.
       
       My tetanus shot is very painful.  My arm is swollen and warm where I got the shot.  Do you remember how long the pain lasted from it?  Hopefully not long.

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          Uninvited Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          I don't remember the shot hurting for that long, it happened about 15 years ago so  some of my memories are a bit hazy...

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             SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Uh oh sounds like you're due again, ha ha!  Thanks for trying to remember for me.  I'm trying not to be a wimp, but this is no fun!

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                Uninvited Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                I still have a light scar from it.
                
                How did yours happen? I had the vet make a house call because my cat hated going to the vet. Of course, he had me hold her. He was wearing the gloves so she bit me

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                   SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                   I was being dumb and was petting a stray cat.  He/she was being very loving, but suddenly turned and bit me.  I will never do that again!

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    Beth100posted 13 years ago

    You should let your hand rest.  Ice it for 10 minutes at the max.  It will help with the pain and the swelling.  And try to keep it up -- don't let it dangle along your side as it will increase the pain and swelling as the blood drains to it.
    
    If all else fails, eat some chocolate ice cream with your good hand!
    
    Hope your hand feels better soon!

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks for the tips, Beth!  I need to be icing my hand more, but I think you're right... the chocolate ice cream will be what heals it!

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    Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years ago

    Worst was I was bitten by a male Red Back spider, which are only native to eastern Australia. They are venomous and the female bite can potentially be toxic enough to kill pets and make humans very sick, in some cases enough for children to die.
    
    Their is an anti-venom.
    
    The bite made me nauseous and lethargic for about 3-4 days.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Ooh that sounds awful, Kangaroo!  Did the bite blister or leave a scar?  I was bitten by a Brown Recluse spider in the U.S. and it was no fun, but your experience sounds much worse!

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       earnestshubposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Yep! A redback got me once, on the back of the hand, it swelled up a fair bit, and I was also not too great for a few days.

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    I've been bitten/stung/stabbed by:
    
    dogs
    wolf hybrid
    cats
    lynx
    non-venomous snake
    horse
    pigs
    a bull
    goats
    birds
    lizards
    rabbit
    sand gnats
    crabs
    a shrimp (stabbed me with its horn)
    bees
    wasps
    mosquitoes
    horseflies
    deer flies
    ticks
    fleas
    fire ants
    toxic marine catfish
    stingray (I carried the barb for 6 months)
    AND 5 black widow spiders, at one time

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Holy cow, Habee!  That is quite a list!  How/where were you bitten by a lynx?

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          habeeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          A friend of my ex-husband had a pet lynx. "Pet" is used loosely - the darn thing was never very "pettable." lol. Dana's (owner) hands and arms were always scratched and bloody. They lynx thought it was playing, but it sure played rough!

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             SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Yikes!  You were very brave to get near the thing.  I used to care for a pair of bobcats and luckily they never bit me, but I saw the results of them biting other people and it was not pretty!

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    Lyn.Stewartposted 13 years ago

    Let me think about this ...
    
    the normal things like mossies, sandflies, bees my cats, a dog (little ankle bitter it was)
    
    a weta (that stung a bit), a kea (parrot like bird of New Zealand), cockatoo, gala, finches, a few horses (they left marks) geese, chickens, rabbits,
    
    children (gotta love those rugrats), an ostrich, a monkey (little blighter) and of course a partner or two
    
    I'm sure to have missed a few out but you get the gist (I'm obviously extreamly tasty) yea right lol.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Ha ha, Lyn, I think you have the most bird bites for sure!  I have never heard of a weta.  What is that?

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    Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years ago

    Even though they live thousands of miles apart on two differing continents, the Black Widow and Red Back Species are related genus.

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    Wesman Todd Shawposted 13 years ago

    Well damn.  But seriously - how did you get bit by a pig?
    
    . . .and WTF with the FIVE black widows!!!!!!!!!!???????????

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       habeeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       The black widows bites happened one day when I was planting flowers. Luckily, I was bitten on the fingertips. We used to raise all kinds of critters, including pigs.
       
       Of all the bites I've experienced, the most painful came from one of our horses - the only time I've ever been really bitten by an equine. She had never offered to bite before, but I grabbed her by the halter one night and didn't see that she had injured her head.

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          Wesman Todd Shawposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Oh I'm positive the horse bite was worst!
          
          What happened with the black widows - did you have to go to ER??

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             habeeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             My sister-in-law and brother-in-law called our doctor immediately, and he told us what to do. One thing I remember is taking some pain meds and passing out. He told them what to watch for and when/if I needed to go to the ER. I didn't. My doc told me black widows aren't nearly as deadly as most people think, and some people are hardly affected at all. Guess I was lucky to be one of those people!

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                Wesman Todd Shawposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                COOL!
                
                I see them sometimes inside of air conditioners that I work on - inside the electrical panel, or on the insides of condensers in the center.
                
                I think the brown recluse spiders must be much more dangerous.

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    classicalgeekposted 13 years ago

    I've been bitten by several children, horses, dogs, cats, various kinds of birds, gerbils, rats, mice, spiders, chiggers, fleas, ants, fish, and probably many more that I have mercifully forgotten. That wasn't what stood out, though. What stands out is that a horse punched me in my face with its face. I lost (you can't fight physics and expect to win) and went flying into a pile of manure. On top of that I had a shiner for a week and nobody believed how I got it.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Ha ha, wow, that is a bad one-two punch!  I can't believe how powerful horses can be with just a movement of the head, but I definitely believe that they could knock you down!  Hopefully no one saw because I bet you'd never live that one down!

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          classicalgeekposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          You're right. I'm not going to live long enough for anyone who saw that to forget it. It sure cured me of my infatuation with horses, though.

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    AEvansposted 13 years ago

    I have been nipped by one of our cockatiels. But that is the only thing I have been bitten by.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Wow, it sounds like you are pretty lucky compared to the rest of us!  Did the cockatiel break skin or was it just a pinch?

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    Karen Nposted 13 years ago

    A lizard - although it didn't hurt.
    dog
    cat
    parakeet
    gerbil
    And stung by a jelly fish.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I had no idea that jellyfish stings were so common!

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    Extinct Soulposted 13 years ago

    mosquitoes, spiders, cockroaches, my dog, my neighbour's dog, my cousin's dog, my cat, my sister, ducks.
    
    and a lot of snakes in my dream.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Boy, snake bites in dreams sure makes for a rude awakening!  I've had a few of those!

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    Maria Ceciliaposted 13 years ago

    was bitten by a monkey when I was a little girl, no harm done so far LOL... bitten by dogs... of course mosquitoes

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       habeeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hi, Maria C!

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          Maria Ceciliaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Hi Habee

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       How did you get close enough to a monkey for it to bite you?

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    wordscribe43posted 13 years ago

    A gerbil, a squirrel (don't ask) and a parrot.  A very nasty parrot who also chewed my leather purse.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Aww, you can't say a squirrel and then not fill us in!

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Thanks for this topic, superhero! It prompted me to write a hub about my experience with black widow bites! lol

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Good, I'm glad it inspired you!  I'm sure that will be a great hub!  I am loving all of these crazy lists!

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    ddsurfscaposted 13 years ago

    This is quite a long list, but I will try to condense it.  I was a groomer, so I have been bitten by probably 10 or 15 different breeds of dogs, cats, parrots, a monkey a coyote, a rat, a mouse, a black widow spider, a donkey, several horses, fleas, people, a goat but they only have bottom teeth. pecked by chickens, quacked by ducks, goose, a peacock, and there is probably more but I can't recall right now.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Dang, DD, I guess being a groomer would cause a lot of bites!  How did you get a coyote bite?

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    Daniel Carterposted 13 years ago

    I've had some very nasty bites from liberals, conservatives and religious nut cases.
    You know, the typical list of parasites, predatory insects and dangerous animals.

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Ha ha!  Did you have to get a tetanus shot for those bites?

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    Stacie Lposted 13 years ago

    I've been bitten by cats, dogs, blowfish,garder snake, but nothing like this!
    
    http://thepirata.com/fish-with-human-like-teeth/

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Wow, Stacie, that is just plain freaky LOL!  Did the blowfish bite hurt?

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          Stacie Lposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          this isn't a blowfish..it is something that was caught in Texas and had human like teeth..
          ..actually many people refer to them as pufferfish but in New England they are blow fish ..and the bite and "quills" hurt.

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    earnestshubposted 13 years ago

    David Braun of National Geographic June 29, 2009
    
    Pacu fish, cousins to the piranha and known as “frugivores,” have human-like teeth that can crack nuts and fruits.
    
    This fish is frugivores.
    Evolution is strange sometimes.

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       habeeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Sheepshead fish have similar teeth!

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          paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Just wandering here to see who replies...

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    recommend1posted 13 years ago

    I have been bitten by a few black fish in the South Atlantic - these come hundreds at a time and look like a piranha around 9 inches long to more than one foot.  They eat anything that falls into the water at lightening speed - from the land crabs that get washed in occasionally, any garbage and impressively they can eat a floating apple like some comic strip - it spins and jumps as it gets chopped up from below and is gone in around 90 seconds.
    
    They generally love divers, because any work on the seabed or harbour walls makes for loads of food for them in broken shells, those things with long black poisonous spines etc etc.  I got bitten when I was swimming back to the pier (fortunately in diving gear) and my buddy deliberately dumped all his sandwiches over me !  In the frenzy I got bitten several times on my arms and only escaped total dissapearance by diving back to the bottom  away from the feeding frenzy on the surface.

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       Stacie Lposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       yeah,that would keep me out of the water for good!

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       SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Recommend, that is a truly frightening story!  I had never heard of such a fish!  I can't imagine being caught in that situation!  It was good thinking to dive down to get away.

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          recommend1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Not as frightening as it was for my buddy when I climbed out of the water raging like a sea monster   For days after he was afraid to go into the water if I was anywhere near

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             SuperheroSalesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             LOL!  I'm sure!  I would have made sure he was scared too!  He deserved it!

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    paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

    sorry.

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    paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

    bump

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