Located at the center of the world (equatorial line), South America is among the most bio-diverse continent on earth – it’s believed that approximately 50% of the worlds animal species live in the rain forest and some of them are still undiscovered as yet. With so many species living on this continent there is bound to be a few that turn your stomach. Introducing the most disgusting creature ever…

Sometimes a nude bather, or one wearing loose clothing, can have a candiru enter one of his or her bodily orifices — vagina, rectum or penis. If the creature gets into the urinary tract, the fish’s opercle spines require surgical removal. If not removed, deadly infection results. It is thought the fish tings human urea is water expelled from gills. This is a very, very good reason never to pee in the ocean and it even makes Speedo’s on men start looking viable to me. Some sources say women are more likely to be candiru victims because the vagina is a larger, easier to enter orifice. I’ll proceed on the side of caution in the ocean!

You can find more of these strange creatures from HERE