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DarkMuret t1_iso4xkg wrote

Eels make crazy journeys

American Eels can live as far inland as Minnesota, but will make a journey all the way to offshore Atlantic Ocean to spawn and die, and then their offspring make the trip back.

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ClankCapital t1_ispc7vw wrote

Every great scientific mind once asked themselves, "what are these motherfuckers up to?"

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TheProfessionalEjit t1_ispfbwn wrote

The next question they ask themselves is, "I wonder what they taste like?"

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killdeer03 t1_ispg5x6 wrote

Eel is actually pretty tasty -- pickled, fried, or grilled.

Boiled Eel isn't too bad either.

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WriggleNightbug t1_ispkjam wrote

Eel sushi is so good. I don't know or care what they do, I just want more of it please and thank you!

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Q8D t1_isq8q40 wrote

Anyway, like I was sayin', eel is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, eel-kabobs, eel creole, eel gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried.

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a_lit_bruh t1_isph8uo wrote

Boil em, mash em, stick em in the stew!

No?

I'll see myself out

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IAmAHat_AMAA t1_issmpkm wrote

Freud's first scientific publication was on the life cycle of eels

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RDub3685 t1_isrc41j wrote

Freshwater eels. They're catadromous. Which is the opposite of what salmon do, anadromous. American eels are born in the Sargasso sea in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and then migrate up rivers and streams to mature. They eventually migrate again to the middle of the ocean to spawn and die.

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The_DaHowie t1_ispjrqg wrote

Google Lampreys

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DarkMuret t1_ispo1pu wrote

Oh yeah, we have native and non-native where I live

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TaringaWhakarongo1 t1_isqlc68 wrote

I used to catch slime eels on longlines...google them...

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harrypottermcgee t1_iswd1v2 wrote

I googled them. They're hagfish. They eat them in Korea and Japan sometimes, so that's kind of gross. And when they talk about "eelskin" in wallets and stuff it's usually hagfish.

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Still7Superbaby7 t1_isqtxcl wrote

I listened to this awesome radiolab documentary on NPR about eels. The eels of the Mediterranean swim all the way to the Sargasso Sea!

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DarkMuret t1_isqv6ob wrote

That's where the American Eels spawn as well!

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