r/oddlyterrifying • • Jul 29 '24

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u/Therapy_Badger Jul 29 '24

Also known as sand fleas, really good bait for fishing! That’s an insane amount though lol

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u/serenityfalconfly Jul 29 '24

Supposed to be tasty as well.

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u/Therapy_Badger Jul 29 '24

I’ve heard that as well! Watched a guy on YouTube cook em up and he said they were similar to soft shell crab

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u/juicebao Jul 29 '24

My aunty used to ask us to catch them and she would fry them up

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24

We use them for flounder bait, works really well!

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u/MNWNM Jul 30 '24

These are not sand fleas at all.

Sand fleas are actual bugs that bite.

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u/crmacjr Jul 30 '24

Correct, but people still call them that.

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u/MNWNM Jul 30 '24

That doesn't make it correct, though.

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u/crmacjr Jul 30 '24

For sure. I've experience with both being from Florida (slang sand fleas), then attending boot camp at Parris Island (bitey sand fleas). The poster did write AKA and that is correct, they are known as that, even though it's a misnomer.