Jar full of leeches swimming in water, ready for a bloodsucking medical treatment. Part of the hirudinea familiy, it is a water invertebrate and paras
Jar full of leeches swimming in water, ready for a bloodsucking medical treatment. Part of the hirudinea familiy, it is a water invertebrate and parasitic species. Picture of leeches in a jar. Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular, segmented bodies that can lengthen and contract.
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