Sea Lice

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Sea Lice

Post by Mattblack » Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:11 am

I didn't realise sea-lice could do this...
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Re: Sea Lice

Post by Lightningx » Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:27 am

Saw it on sunrise this morning. I have been bitten before but didn't know they could do that!

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Re: Sea Lice

Post by davek » Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:21 am

Looks worse than it is but still made a mess of him, cheers davo
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Re: Sea Lice

Post by hornet » Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:43 am

OMFG I've never seen this ever, to do that damage I would think you need to leave your feet in the water for hours or days ?

I can't open the video I'm at work does it show the "Lice" creatures ?
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Re: Sea Lice

Post by Texas » Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:56 am

hornet wrote:OMFG I've never seen this ever, to do that damage I would think you need to leave your feet in the water for hours or days ?

I can't open the video I'm at work does it show the "Lice" creatures ?
No pictures of the culprits.
Someone showed a huge lice on a thread on this forum.(wet fairway night)
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Re: Sea Lice

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Re: Sea Lice

Post by Bayrock » Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:13 pm

Wrong place, wrong time. Poor guy.
They probably have an anticoagulant in their saliva too.
Sea lice bloom off Brighton?

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Re: Sea Lice

Post by adamk » Mon Aug 07, 2017 2:46 pm

bath in turps before swimming

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Re: Sea Lice

Post by Mattblack » Mon Aug 07, 2017 3:03 pm

Thank Christ he wasn't trying to heal a groin injury

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Re: Sea Lice

Post by Brett » Mon Aug 07, 2017 3:17 pm

Mattblack wrote:Thank Christ he wasn't trying to heal a groin injury

He was in waist deep water, but only bitten around the feet and ankles apparently.

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