Tyson Roberts

Having just read the readers comments I would like to add to my previous statement. I am currently investigating plucking of entire eyeballs of Prochilodus fishes evidently by piranha in the Peruvian Amazon. It would not surprise me to learn that piranha neatly remove human eyeballs as seemingly documented by the photos of the Petrobras worker. Tyson Roberts

Tyson Roberts

having just read the readers comments, weho evidently had information about thjis incident unavaialbe to me, I would like to add to my previous comment. The occurrance in a reservoir in SE Brasil greatly loimits the kindfs of fishes involved. I have no reason to doubt the miost important or sole involvement of the piranha species Serrasalmus spilopleura, as mentioned by Haddad and Sazima. I am currently investigating plucking of entire eyeballs of Prochilodus evidently by piranha. It weould not surprise me to learn that piranha neatly remove human eyeballs as seemingly documented by the photos of the Petrobras worker. Tyson Roberts

Tyson Roberts

As an ichthyologist familiar with Amazonian fish attacks on carcasses of fishes and other animals (but not humans)this looks like the work of several fish species including of course one or more species of piranha. The body looks quite fresh. How long was it in the water? If for only a short time, it would probably preclude involvement of certain fish species that prefer rotten food. I wonder what fish species were responsible for removal of the hair--or was that removed by the medical examiners? Dr. Tyson R. Roberts tysonregalecus@yahoo.com If Ivan Sazima reads this kindly contact me

ileanagutierrez

terribly gruesome!

Neelam Singh, M.Pharm

is piranhas sooooooooooo dangerous

tylercantango

Why is there a catfish on the table?

5_Five

did he die?

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Suljer

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine: Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 249–254. Piranha Attacks on Humans in Southeast Brazil: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Clinical Treatment, With Description of a Bite Outbreak Vidal Haddad, Jr, MD, PhD; Ivan Sazima, PhD, BSc From the Department of Dermatology, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil (Dr Haddad), and the Department of Zoology and Natural History Museum, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Dr Sazima) There are many tales describing ferocious schools of piranha attacking humans, but there are few scientific data supporting such behavior. The very few documented instances of humans attacked and eaten by piranha schools include 3 that occurred after death by other causes (eg, heart failure and drowning). These predaceous fishes, however, do occasionally injure bathers and swimmers in lakes and rivers. The characteristic profile of most injuries is a single bite per victim, generally related to the fish defending its brood. This paper describes an outbreak of piranha bites in a dammed river portion in southeast Brazil. The outbreak was caused by the speckled piranha, Serrasalmus spilopleura (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/Sing...?), a widespread species which benefits from the growing tendency of damming rivers all over Brazil. This article focuses on the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the injuries, as well as on piranha biology, to gain a better understanding of the natural history of bite outbreaks.

williambjj

incredible!!!

Noobsa

Still pretty sick

Noobsa

im almost 100% sure this is fake, look inside the eye sockets... im pretty sure you would be able to see more

Suljer

An interesting first-look at a real accident. Unbelievable!