Ever heard of Fish Pedicure? Me neither. But then again, I’ve never even had regular pedicure done in my life. I don’t think I’d be able to afford it. My ogre feet stink and have huge nails, I’d be charged extra for that crap.
Fish Pedicure is a procedure in which you stick your foot, hand or any other body part in an aquarium full of fish and let them nibble on the dead skin, ridding you of that aging burden. As it could be expected, fish pedicure originated in Asia and has been making its way to North America, but it looks like you will still have to fly across the pond to get that type of treatment. The Florida Board of Cosmetology has banned Fish Pedicure and their example was followed other states. The ban cam before anyone got a chance to offer this service.
I kind of thought the ban of fish pedicure would have something to do with unethical treatment of animals – poor things would have to swim in the water where you put your stinking foot, never mind eating toxic sweat of your deformed feet. But I was wrong – the banning had precious nothing to do with poor fishes. Florida banned Fish Pedicure, because there isn’t a way to safely disinfect the bowl between uses. Hah, so sticking your foot in a fish tank poisoned by previous user’s foot would not be allowed, but poisoning fish with that foot would be OK. Logic! I feel for the fishes, they always get the shitty end of the stick.
Dragon millipede (Desmoxytes purpurosea) is another one of the newly discovered species of creepy creatures from the Mekong Delta in South-East Asia. Unlike cute Gumbrechts Green Pit Viper, Dragon Millipede is creepy pink and has countless legs that would scare the shit out of me even if I was a notorious centipede predator. I don’t even know which birds feed of millipedes, but I’d stay the heck away. Dragon Millipede look so toxic I wouldn’t dare touching. Nevermind swallowing.
Since its discovery, Dragon Millipedes have secured themselves a spot in Top Ten New Species list of Arizona State University. Take a look at the list HERE. These little creatures are only as big as a thumb (would be creepier if they were bigger) and capable of producing poisonous cyanide as protection mechanism.
Dragon Millipede pic from BBC (Somsar Panha)
