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TIL: There is sea lice.
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Although it’s technically not lice, this is called swimmer’s lice in many languages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimmer's_itch?wprov=sfti1
Seems to be something unrelated to this here. That system could never target such tiny organism, let alone have and impact at the flow speed. These fish are also not any of their hosts.
Yeah, video is about salmon louse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_louse
They are 5-18mm depending on sex and such.
Oh totally, wasnt saying they were the same. was just adding an interesting thing to the discussion.
flatforms, and thier eggs ar epretty microscopic, the lasers would be ineffective here. best not to swim in places where the flatworm exists.
Don't look up what replaces a fish' tongue, then...