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arista
27-07-2022, 02:14 PM
[Lifeguards have issued a warning
to swimmers to be on the look out for
a fish which has a sting said
to be "as bad as childbirth".

According to the RNLI, weever fish
are often found burrowed in the sand
in warm weather,
mostly when there is a low tide,
with their poisonous dorsal
spines sticking up.

Wild Swim Wales adds: "If you step on one,
you'll know about it!
It's said to be as bad as childbirth!"
The warning comes as coastal waters
warm following the recent hot weather
and people head out on
summer holidays around the UK.

You can avoid being stung by
the small sand-coloured fish by
wearing something on your feet at
the beach, or by stamping on the ground,
which should encourage the fish to move.]

https://news.sky.com/story/weever-fish-with-sting-as-bad-as-childbirth-prompts-warnings-from-lifeguards-12660007

https://i2-prod.cornwalllive.com/incoming/article1834975.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/1_5060702.jpg

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/how-spot-weever-fish-what-3076721
Swan
27-07-2022, 02:16 PM
I was stung by one at Camber Sands back in 2003. Ever since im always kinda freaked out when going swimming barefoot in the sea.
bots
27-07-2022, 02:26 PM
it's a little cutie
arista
27-07-2022, 02:43 PM
I was stung by one at Camber Sands back in 2003. Ever since im always kinda freaked out when going swimming barefoot in the sea.

Was it by that Weaver Fish
or a Jelly Fish?
Liam-
27-07-2022, 02:45 PM
Another reason to avoid beaches
Alf
27-07-2022, 03:37 PM
I'll be going for a paddle at Scarborough next week. You haven't put me off.

Chilbirth is probably a doddle and women are just over exaggerating like they always do.
Crimson Dynamo
27-07-2022, 03:41 PM
So watch you don't step on this spiky fish

And stamp on the ground and the invisible fish will move

Ok brainiac
Swan
27-07-2022, 03:42 PM
Was it by that Weaver Fish
or a Jelly Fish?

It was a Weever Fish. They had quite a few that day so they ended up putting signs up.
Crimson Dynamo
27-07-2022, 03:44 PM
It was a Weever Fish. They had quite a few that day so they ended up putting signs up.

Did you have a boy or a girl?
Alf
27-07-2022, 03:45 PM
Did you have a boy or a girl?Might have been a trans.
Swan
27-07-2022, 03:45 PM
Did you have a boy or a girl?

What? :joker:

OH WAIT, im dumb. I just re-read lol.

I mean, it was pretty painful. Not sure i could compare it to childbirth