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TIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuries (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

There's a species of fish that will do this too... except they have a taste for dead/dry skin. It's supposed to very... exfoliating...

https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/personal-hygiene/feet.html#:~:text=Garra%20rufa%20are%20sometimes%20referred,with%20skin%20diseases%2C%20like%20psoriasis.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

They starve the fish to get them to eat your dead skin. CDC really buried the lead there.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They're VERY ticklish!

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

They look it!

[–] exocrinous@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago

Didn't iCarly have an episode about this?