Where Do Leeches Live? - Wonderopolis
WEBFeb 22, 2016 · While a few leeches can be found in oceans or moist soil on land, most leeches prefer to live in shallow bodies of fresh water. If you find a leech attached to your body after a swim, don't panic. Most leech bites are not harmful.
Leech - Wikipedia
WEBLeeches live in damp surroundings and in general respire through their body wall. The exception to this is in the Piscicolidae, where branching or leaf-like lateral outgrowths from the body wall form gills.
Leech | Annelid, Bloodsucking Parasite & Medicinal Uses
WEBleech, (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 …
Leech - A-Z Animals
WEBMay 27, 2024 · Most types of leeches live in freshwater ponds and lakes. Their preferred habitat is a warm, slow-moving body of water. They don’t do well in swiftly moving streams or rivers. There are some saltwater leech species, but they mostly live in the ocean depths far from human habitation.
Flexi answers - Where do leeches typically live? - CK-12 Foundation
WEBLeeches typically live in calm bodies of fresh water like ponds, and slow-moving streams. Some species can also be found in marine or arid terrestrial environments. They prefer damp, moist areas and are often found under rocks and leaves, and in the mud.
Leech (Hirudinea) - EcoSpark
WEBHabitat. Leeches live in fresh water and are mainly surface dwellers; they move overtop the river bottom rather than through it. They are most common in warm, protected shallow areas where currents are minimal and shelter is provided by plants, stones and debris.
What's This? Leeches | AMNH - American Museum of Natural History
WEBLeeches live in all kinds of environments - in the open ocean, in freshwater, and in humid jungles. To collect leeches for research, scientists travel all over world, including the high mountains of Bolivia and the thick jungles of Madagascar.
What are Leeches, Anyway? - Science Facts
WEBLeeches are annelids, closely related to earthworms. They have suction on their anterior to cling to their prey while they pierce the skin and ingest blood with their mouth, on the opposite end. Their body, between either end, is little more than a fluid-filled sac, which can retract and expand as it fills with blood.
leech summary | Britannica
WEBLeeches live primarily in freshwater or on land. Some species are predators, some eat organic debris, and others are parasitic. Aquatic leeches may feed on the blood of fishes, amphibians, birds, and mammals, or they may eat snails, insect larvae, and worms.
Leeches - Discover Animals
WEBLeeches. While similar in some ways to earthworms, leeches differ in other distinct ways – for example, leeches do not have bristles and have a sucker at each end of their body. Most leeches live in freshwater, though there are terrestrial and saltwater exceptions.
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