In Northern Michigan, Mike Rowe assists the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service control the sea lamprey population that is jeopardizing the local fishing industry of the Great Lakes.
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Besides using the oral disc to create a nest, the sea lamprey uses it to attach itself to a larger fish. With its tongue, the lamprey bores a hole through a fish's flesh and then sucks the fish's blood.
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One technique to control the sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes? Sterilize the males, which requires the protective gear you see Mike Rowe sporting here.
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Mike Rowe transfers a trap full of hundreds of slippery, excited sea lampreys into containers for transport.
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Mike Rowe spends a day in Lucedale, Miss., installing lightning rods on a home built to look like a castle.
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It's not obvious from this picture, but trust us: Mike Rowe's simple task of helping to install a lightning rod became very complicated when he couldn't hear a darn thing he was being told by his guide on the other side of the roof.
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Here's Mike Rowe's recommendation for you next time you install a lightning rod: Wear multiple pairs of underwear to protect yourself from being burnt while working on the rooftop.
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In DeKalb, Miss., Mike Rowe visits an old-fashioned mill house that still uses water-driven millstones to make meal from whole kernels of corn.
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Behold 10 pounds of corn meal.
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Mike Rowe thought the old-school method of milling corn would be slow paced. Yeah. Wrong.
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Mike Rowe pours the ground corn meal into a sifter to remove any larger pieces of corn before bagging.
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In the Florida Everglades, Mike Rowe combats non-native, invasive plant species in the area, including date palms.
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