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	Candiru - Vandellia cirrhosa
		The candiru, also called the carnero fish, is a tiny parasitic catfish that inhabits the waters of South America.
		Blood is drawn, and the candiru gorges itself on both the blood and body tissue, its body sometimes expanding due to the amount of blood.
		Candirus are a species of catfish and have six other species in their genus.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/animals1/catfish/candiru.html (505 words)

	Candirú - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The candiru is then almost impossible to remove except through an operation.
		A traditional option is the use of two plants, the Xagua plant (Genipa americana) and the Buitach apple which are inserted (or their extract in the case of tight spaces) into the affected area.
		The author William Burroughs encountered stories about the candiru during his travels in South America, and referenced the creature in his book Naked Lunch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Candiru (417 words)

	YoungAfrican.Com - The Dreaded Candiru: Vampire Fish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The Candiru is primarily found in the Amazon and Oranoco rivers and has a reputation among the natives as the most feared fish in its waters.
		Candirus parasitize humans, when they are skinny-dipping while urinating in the water.
		Blood is drawn, and the candiru gorges itself on the blood and body tissue, its body sometimes expanding due to the amount of blood consumed.
	www.youngafrican.com /yaforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6773 (998 words)

	Candiru: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Candiru
		The candirú or canero (Vandellia cirrhosa) is a freshwater fish in the group commonly called the catfishes.
		The candiru is then almost impossible to remove except through an operation, usually involving the amputation of the area.
		A more expensive option is the use of two plants, the Xagua plant (Genipa americana) and the Buitach apple which are inserted (or their extract in the case of tight spaces) into the affected area.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ca/Candiru.html (282 words)

	Audubon: Ask Audubon -- An Amazon Survival Tip
		The candiru, a tiny catfish found in South America, seems to be more feared than the piranha.
		They are attracted to nitrogen, which usually leads them to a gill chamber, but apparently they can't distinguish between one nitrogen-emitting orifice and another: They have been known to follow a stream of urine right to its source.
		Candirus are hard to spot because they are nearly transparent.
	magazine.audubon.org /ask/9901.html (689 words)

	>>>> foxy digitalis online :: candiru - the enchanted island of candiru<<<< (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Candiru used various portable instruments in conjunction with the natural elements from said beach to create these fantastic pieces.
		The first half of the album is entitled "Wandering the Courtyard In the Temple of the Candiru Goddess." This sprawling track is like taking a walk through the exotic confines of the Galapagos Islands.
		Urged on by Candiru, she sings like there is no tomorrow.
	www.digitalisindustries.com /foxyd/candiru_island.html (602 words)

	Fleebnork.com - Candiru
		The Candiru is, from outward appearances, a luxury pleasure craft.
		The weapons are all hidden, but with a flick of a switch, can lay down a blistering salvo of fire.
		Masters generally prefers to outrun attackers with the overpowered engines, but the Candiru is well able to defend itself.
	www.fleebnork.com /?m=candiru (111 words)

	Niagara Falls Reporter
		A candiru had entered the urethral canal through the penis, made its way through, taken a hard lateral turn and bitten into the spongy tissue of the scrotum.
		The candiru -- about five inches long -- was already dead and soft, starting to decompose, so the infamous spines may not have come into play.
		In his last chapter, he suggests "Candiru World," a grotesque theme park which would parody Disney World or Sea World, and would feature bloated candiru fish draining live carp of their blood before riveted children while recorded chants of Jivaro warriors waft through hidden speakers festooned with shrunken heads amid film-enhanced Amazon River scenes.
	www.niagarafallsreporter.com /hanchette45.html (1554 words)

	Warm Thoughts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		This fish is actually a parasitic catfish and it probably isn't much of your concern to learn anything about this cute little fish, but it may come in handy someday.
		As you pee, the candiru starts to follow the pleasantly warm stream up to its source and begins chomping through the first opening it finds with its upper front teeth.
		Once it crawls its way up to its desired living ground, it ejects its spines and latches on to your honker with a power grip that far surpasses the one that Suzy Mitchell gave you in 9th grade.
	www.csh.rit.edu /~diablo/gdt/archives/volume9/8/warm.shtml (498 words)

	eXile - Issue #168 - Schoepenhauer Awards - The Candiru
		The Candiru swims up the anus, then chews, shoves and burrows its way into the urinary tract.
		And once the Candiru is in place, it's impossible to dislodge, thanks to several sharp, back-pointing spines which pop up when the critter has reached its destination.
		The Candiru is so exaggeratedly awful that it would be wasted as evidence against the idea of a benevolent God.
	www.exile.ru /168/168042500.html (906 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		One fish virtually unknown to most Americans is the Candiru Catfish, and can be classified with the most treacherous and unsafe creatures on this planet.
		This catfish is found in South America and is only one inch in length and a couple millimeters wide and translucent when it hasn’t had anything to munch on in a little while.
		Well, when a human being enters the domain of a Candiru, urine creates the same aroma that the gills of a fish make.
	keep3.sjfc.edu /students/jhn1994/EarthAlien.htm (305 words)

	Animals/urinophilic candiru
		One of the strangest was the rumor of the existence of a fish that was urinophilic and could swim up the urethra or into the vagina of the unwary native who urinated while bathing in the Amazon.
		The candiru is scaleless and slimy, having a torpedo-like body measuring from 5 to 8 cm.
		He concluded that the candiru does penetrate the human urethra, offering further circumstantial evidence, such as the various "cod pieces" or penis protectors worn by the men when they entered the infested water of the Amazon.
	tafkac.org /animals/urinophilic_candiru.html (844 words)

	Discussion Forums - The Amazon = A No-No...The candiru... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The candiru is a tiny parasitic catfish that inhabits the waters of South America.
		Their size and nearly transparent body makes them very hard to locate (not that you would want to).
		It then swims up the penis* and lodges itself somewhere in the urinary tract with its spines.
	www.411hype.com /forums/printthread.php?t=22429 (449 words)

	Animals/candiru urethra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Candiru will swim into the urethras of both men and women if they should so decide to answer the call of nature while immersed.
		Herman, John B, 'Candiru: Urinophilic catfish -- It's gift to urology', _Urology_ 1(3):265-267 (1973).
		Gudger, EW, 'Bookshelf browsing on the Alleged Penetration of the Human Urethra by an Amazonian Catfish Called Candiru,' _Americal Journal of Surgery_ 8(1): 170-188, 443-457 (1930).
	pages.prodigy.net /brox4/aug/Candiru.htm (173 words)

	Candirus (Class of 2005) - University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Candirus (Class of 2005) - University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine
		New photos from Mark Scott from Convocation and the grad banquet, and some from myself from London England.
		The vacation photos section has been updated with pictures from Winston (who is now a Tuatara!) and Michelle in Thailand.
	bacs.med.ucalgary.ca /~candiru (242 words)

	Candiru
		To find a fish, the candiru first tries detect the taste of any water stream that is coming from the gills of a fish.
		Blood is drawn, and the candiru gorges itself, its body sometimes expanding due to the amount of blood.
		A smaller Amazonian fish, dubbed the vampire fish, was recently discovered in the Araguaia River if the Amazon Basin.
	expage.com /page/candiru (535 words)

	Animal Parasitology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Rarely, in the Amazon, members of the genus Vandellia (and perhaps a few closely related species in other genera) accidently enter the urethra, vagina, or rectal orifices of humans.
		The species most commonly reported as intraurethral is Vandellia cirrhosa ("candiru," "carnero," "canero,", or "vampire catfish").
		The exact reason why this fish might accidently enter a body orifice is unknown, although the presence of ammonia or urea in the water has been a popular hypothesis.
	www.k-state.edu /parasitology/625tutorials/Candiru.html (193 words)

	candiru -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A translucent, eellike fish about 2.5 cm (1 inch) long, the candiru feeds on blood and is commonly found in the gill cavities of other fishes.
		It is sometimes also parasitic to humans and has been known to enter the urethras of bathers and swimming animals.
		"candiru." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9019956?&query=candiru (297 words)

	Re: Baloney in a crowd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		He and his henchmen have them tied up and dangling over the > Amazon, and instead of killing them outright he blathers on about his > victory and taunts them about their upcoming horrible death.
		> > The candiru (the deadly candiru) is a tiny yet voracious > fish that will swim up its victim's urethra and devour his most > sensitive parts from within.
		candiru Encyclopædia Britannica Article Page 1 of 1 (Vandellia cirrhosa), scaleless, parasitic catfish of the family Trichomycteridae found in the Amazon River region.
	www.talkabouttelevision.com /group/alt.tv.er/messages/327792.html (233 words)

	Halfbakery: Waterfall shower
		candiru: (Vandellia cirrhosa), scaleless, parasitic catfish of the family Trichomycteridae found in the Amazon River region.
		A translucent, eellike fish about 2.5 cm (1 inch) long, the candiru feeds on blood...
		I think a candiru would definetly ruin the scene.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Waterfall_20shower (607 words)

	Candiru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The Candiru listserver is a discussion forum for physicians, premeds, medical students, professors, nurses, and others interested in the "art" of medicine and enlightened approaches to medical education that teach students to see the whole patient.
		The name of the listserver comes from a flier found on a wall in one of the buildings of the Science Quad at Williams.
		The flier was an advertisement for Kaplan MCAT test preparation, and stated: "THE CANDIRU is a tiny parasitic fish that swims into one's urinary tract and extens its spines into the walls of the urethra, causing excruciating pain.
	wso.williams.edu /orgs/medicine/candiru.html (225 words)

	Candiru from LiveJournal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The candiru is a tiny catfish from South America that is attracted by urine and swims up one's urethra, becoming lodged in by spines until it must be surgically removed.
		the candiru of the catfish family, found only in south america it's a little parasidic fish that feeds on blood.
		I was so thrilled to see that Candiru, the band I loved so much on Relapse's Corporate Death sampler from 1992, was still making CDs in 2001 that I bought the album immediately.
	www.ljseek.com /search/Candiru (1211 words)

	CandiruCatFAQs
		known as Candiru [in Brazil; as carnero in Spanish-speaking countries], was
		A type of catfish, the Candiru is known to lodge in the gill
		Some elements of the Candiru legend are clearly exaggerated.
	www.wetwebmedia.com /FWSubWebIndex/candirucatfaqs.htm (875 words)

	Candiru sighting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		If this were a habitual pastime of the wily candiru, I'd expect to
		the candiru can follow the scent to its source, and beyond.
		candiru's loathsome habits, though the reason for said habits remains
	www.newsbackup.com /about217477.html (2209 words)

	Encyclopedia: Candiru
		Urine is liquid waste excreted by the kidneys and eventually expelled from the body in a process known as urination.
		Genipa americana is a plant in the madder family, commonly called xagua, xaqua, or jagua, which is useful for treatment of candiru attacks.
		Click for other authoritative sources for this topic (summarised at Factbites.com).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Candiru (1021 words)

	CANDIRU cds
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	candiru.musicstack.com (371 words)

	BNR Metal Pages -- Candiru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Unloved And Weeded Out is an odd, experimental industrial noise album by the Pennsylvanian duo Candiru.
		Early Godflesh might be the best initial reference point, though Candiru is less dominated by crushing guitars and more adventurous with sampling and programmed beats.
		One of the two members, Pat McCahan, was later seen in another experimental noise project, that being Scorn.
	www.bnrmetal.com /groups/cndu.htm (72 words)

	lies.com » Beware the Candiru Menace
		Or at least, true enough to take in the editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica and the normally quite skeptical folks at alt.folklore.urban.
		The candiru has inspired any number of web sites, including some with detailed descriptions and actual photos of the little monster.
		And the deeper I dug into the Google links, the wackier it got: there’s candiru poetry, more candiru poetry, and a metal band named after the fish.
	www.lies.com /wp/2002/06/06/beware-the-candiru-menace (257 words)

	The Maggotdrowner's Forum - Candiru
		Posted - 28 November 2003 : 1:04:50 PM Has anybody had a Candiru on the end of their tackle before.
		Posted - 29 November 2003 : 01:04:31 AM And here is a picture of the cute little blighter.
		Then lock them up giving no medical assitance.
	www.maggotdrowning.com /forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=10254 (680 words)

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