Barracuda in Duke's goldfish pond

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From: Chris Hedemark
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 00:00

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Thomas Gauldin wrote in article <5vpeus$3da@camel3.mindspring.com>...

>I've read that barracuda (AKA "lawyer fish") look ugly, but have never
>been know to attack a swimmer or fisherman.  However, its one of the
>many things I'm willing to accept without personal experience.



Barracuda generally leave people alone *unless* they are wearing anything
shiny (jewelry, watch, etc) that can sparkle in the sunlight.  Barracuda are
completely tuned into instinctively attach anything that shines (think about
the food they eat in the wild and this makes sense).  It's not that they are
mean, they are just obeying their instincts that were there long before man
was looking for a good place to snorkel.

I wouldn't consider them to be ugly fish.  Rather, I think they are a
beautiful example of evolutionary perfection.  They rank up there in the
"perfect predator" catagory with sharks.

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Chris Hedemark
http://www.voicenet.com/~warthog

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From: "Chris Hedemark" <warthog@nospam.cybrgate.com>
Subject: Barracuda in Duke's goldfish pond
Date: 1997/09/18
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