Another reason to never go swimming in any body of water in the area: Joliet's D.J. Johnston caught what may be a red-bellied piranha while fishing in the Des Plaines River last week. An expert at the Shedd Aquarium, who studied a photograph of the fish, agreed the fish is likely a piranha as Johnston claims the fish has pointed teeth. Shedd spokeswoman Melissa Kruth says the fish was likely a pet that was liberated by an irresponsible pet owner. "It was probably in someone's aquarium and they let it go...It makes an invasive species. It's bad." Thanks for making us feel better, Melissa. Seriously. We're not ones to get paranoid, but we remember that segment from Planet Earth all too well and piranhas (like the Wu-Tang Clan) ain't nothin' to fuck with. Don't believe us? Check this out (not for the faint of heart).

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I don't know. If it's a contest between piranha and Northeastern Illinois waterway, the piranha should eventually succumb. However, should they adapt and somehow find a way to survive in the chemical soup we call our rivers, look out!
Pardon my ignorance, but a warm water fish like that can survive the freezing waters of lake Michigan winter? I guess so if that Shedd rep is worried.
yikesola!
Navin - the original article says the water temp was 75 degrees when it was caught.
Well of course, but my point is that winter would wipe them.....right?
Ah, point taken. Yeah, you're right. I hope.
Piranha's Bloody Frenzy is the name of my next band.
First a cougar, then an alligator, now a piranha?!? This shit is bananas.
Don't forget about the coyote that waltzed into that Quizno's in the loop and laid down in a drink cooler.
shit is bananas b-a-n-a-n-a-s
Swimming? In water? No thank you.
As W.C. Fields observed, "Never drink water. Fish fuck in it."
Don't forget about the coyote that waltzed into that Quizno's in the loop and laid down in a drink cooler.
I remember her. Boy, was she was fucked up...
sorry, couldn't help it. but yeah, all these wild animals. nature is taking back the land!!! It's "I Am Legend" shit come to life!!!