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Leech - Wikipedia The leech appears in the biblical Book of Proverbs as an archetype of insatiable greed [1] The term "leech" is used to characterise a person who takes without giving, living at the expense of others [2]
Leech | Annelid, Bloodsucking Parasite Medicinal Uses | Britannica leech, (subclass Hirudinea), any of about 650 species of segmented worms (phylum Annelida) characterized by a small sucker, which contains the mouth, at the anterior end of the body and a large sucker located at the posterior end All leeches have 34 body segments
8 Unique Characteristics of Leeches - Wildlife Informer A leech’s head has suckers that allows it to attach itself to fish and other animals so it can drink blood from this host Here are some lesser known characteristics of leeches 1 Have 34 body segments
Leech Animal Facts - A-Z Animals The leech (Hirudinea) is a predator and blood-sucking parasite that is native to almost every continent This aquatic worm is a member of the Annelida phylum, which means it’s related to the earthworm
Annelid - Leech, Parasitic, Bloodsucking | Britannica Annelid - Leech, Parasitic, Bloodsucking: Leeches are segmented worms characterized by a small sucker at the anterior end of the body and a large sucker at the posterior end; the medicinal use of leeches, which dates from antiquity, reached its peak in the first half of the 19th century
Freshwater Leeches – Identification and Ecology When identifying a leech, it involves looking at several features, some of which can be tricky to spot However, to identify a specimen to family level, it is a case of looking at the number of eyes they have and the arrangement of them (Croft, 1986)
Leeches in the extreme: Morphological, physiological, and behavioral . . . Leeches that inhabit inhospitable habitats occur in more than one branch or family of leech phylogeny suggesting that there have been independent invasions of environments with extreme conditions Herein, we review examples of leeches that live in extreme conditions and the exceptional biology that has contributed to leeches being the most
Leech: Habitat, Locomotion and Life History | Zoology - Biology Discussion Life-History of Leech: The usual breeding season is early spring Two worms meet and become applied to each other in a head-to-tail position, so that the male gonopore of one lies opposed to the female gonopore of the other