Fuckin' Eels man....
#48 of Journals
Eels are Cthulian horrors...
Okay, been sitting on this for several days, and I need to get it out. Didn't want to say anything earlier in case it spoiled which pokemon Thomas would have an encounter with in this chapter (44).
Eels. Of all the creatures in this world, I was not expecting Eels to be the one that scientists have no idea how they procreate. FUCKIN' EELS!
Long story short, they breed in the ocean and head inland after growing to about 30mm. After that point, we know lots about them. Like once they get into freshwater their bodies alter the way their kidneys work allowing their biology to not explode in the process. European and North American eel breeds apparently spawn in the Sargasso sea (AKA Bermuda Triangle) and then swim through the pacific to their individual destinations, swimming up rivers and such. Asian eels? Mariana trench. African Eels? Somewhere north of Madagascar. Australian/New Zealand eels? Tonga is their spawning grounds apparently.
Scientists have tried to dissect eels to find ovaries testes and the like... No dice. Even - weirdly enough - Freud got in on the dissections. No reproductive organs found. It's a complete fucking mystery.
At least as far as I could find out.
So yeah, new chapter up, my home life is still chaotic, my sisters dog died from treats I bought, everythings just fuckin' swell.
Hope you folks in the northern hemisphere are staying cool. Wish I could send my frozen-ass weather your way. Except Texas. Not sure if you guys could handle our sub-zero nights.
Stay Groovy,
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