https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cDxeel3dayI'Small piranhas': Beachgoers in California plagued by SWARMS of tiny, hungry bugs that bite their feet and toes, causing pain and drawing blood
Tiny, flesh-eating bugs known as Excirolana chiltoni that travel in swarms of up to 1,000 are wreaking havoc along California's coastline
The isopods live in the sand and usually feast on dead fish, but they're not picky eaters and have been known to attack humans
'It was painful! I was like uh! I jumped out of the water and this was so shocking. I had blood all over my foot and in between my toes,' Tara Sauvage said