I didn't even know there fresh water lampreys, or that any were native to North America. Very cool.
First Lamprey
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taldridge0321
, Feb 10 2017 01:14 PM
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sbtgrfan
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Posted 12 February 2017 - 07:23 AM
First lamprey. I will never forget mine. Have seen many since, but the first one was just awesome!
While I have only seen one, I too will never forget my first. It was so cool, I was giddy with excitement I didn't truly realize what it was at first. Weird how we get like that sometimes. Still don't remember the exact species I found, nonetheless, it was really cool.
Stephen Beaman
Freshwater Aquarist
South Carolina Aquarium
Charleston, SC
Freshwater Aquarist
South Carolina Aquarium
Charleston, SC
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gerald
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Posted 12 February 2017 - 11:31 AM
What amazes me about lampreys is their complex communal nest-building behavior. I just wouldn't have expected complex social behavior from critters so similar to Earth's first vertebrates.
Gerald Pottern
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Hangin' on the Neuse
"Taxonomy is the diaper used to organize the mess of evolution into discrete packages" - M.Sandel
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taldridge0321
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Posted 12 February 2017 - 11:51 AM
While I have only seen one, I too will never forget my first. It was so cool, I was giddy with excitement I didn't truly realize what it was at first. Weird how we get like that sometimes. Still don't remember the exact species I found, nonetheless, it was really cool.
That's what I thought at first, it looked like a worm to me then I realized it was a Lamprey. I know there are some spots around Raleigh that has Least Brook Lampreys, but I haven't gotten around to check it out yet.
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zooxanthellae
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Posted 14 February 2017 - 11:47 AM
That's what I thought at first, it looked like a worm to me then I realized it was a Lamprey. I know there are some spots around Raleigh that has Least Brook Lampreys, but I haven't gotten around to check it out yet.
Tim,
Fritz and I made a trip last year to a "secret spot" in the Raleigh area. There was a guy Fritz managed to locate via email, who has a population in a creek in his backyard. I wanted to go back this year to shoot some video, I'll let you know if I can get up with the guy.
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gerald
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Posted 14 February 2017 - 02:53 PM
Here's Jerry Reynolds's videos of Least Brook Lampreys spawning in a creek south of Raleigh:
https://www.facebook... jerry reynolds
Gerald Pottern
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Hangin' on the Neuse
"Taxonomy is the diaper used to organize the mess of evolution into discrete packages" - M.Sandel
#28
zooxanthellae
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Posted 14 February 2017 - 03:19 PM
Here's Jerry Reynolds's videos of Least Brook Lampreys spawning in a creek south of Raleigh:
I'm 99% sure that is the guy, thanks Gerald!
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taldridge0321
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Posted 14 February 2017 - 03:34 PM
Tim,
Fritz and I made a trip last year to a "secret spot" in the Raleigh area. There was a guy Fritz managed to locate via email, who has a population in a creek in his backyard. I wanted to go back this year to shoot some video, I'll let you know if I can get up with the guy.
Yeah that would be great, I was going to plan a trip for those but let me know if you plan on going back to that spot, I would love to go.
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