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LEAVE THE POOR STICKLEBACK ALONE
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It's not easy being a stickleback.
First, there's the rather unattractive name, drawing attention to
those spikes on the back where other fishes have fins.
Then there's disease. Sticklebacks are host to a wide range of
parasites, which can be a problem for a fish no bigger than your
little finger.
And one could mention their unappetizing diet, worms and such
sucked upfrom the bottoms of lakes, streams and coastal waters where
sticklebacks live.
But the biggest probl...