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How fast are leeches?
Leeches are quite fast. They swim fast when they notice vibration in the water so they can attach themselves to a host and feed.
Why does a tick suck blood from leeches?
Ticks do not suck blood from leeches. Leeches are blood-sucking parasites themselves, while ticks feed on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles. They have different feeding behaviors and habitats.
Why are they called mud skippers?
They can come out of the water and skip on mud, that's why they are called mud skippers.
Can leeches leech off of leeches?
Leeches primarily feed on the blood of other animals, including other leeches. While it is not common for leeches to feed on each other, it can happen if they are in close proximity and there is no other food source available.
Do mud skippers need a special amount of water?
Mud skippers live in shallow water, mainly in mangrove swamps. They can survive out of water for a time, then return to the surf.
Do leeches feed only on human blood?
true
Do leeches eat leeches?
Leeches are from the subclass Hirudinea and a kind of segmented worm but differ in significant ways. Leeches eat a prey on small invertebrates, and they use their interior suckers to feed on their host.
Can leeches live in very hot water?
No,leeches can not live in hot water.
How can leeches be useful in medicine?
since leeches feed by sucking the blood out of their hosts.......they can be used in quantity to suck impurities or toxins out
Do leeches live in drinking water fountains?
Who told you that?! Leeches do NOT live in water fountains.
Where are leeches?
Leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are fresh water, terrestrial, and marine leeches.
Leeches have a diet made up entirely of carrion true or false?
It is false that leeches have a diet made up entirely of carrion. Leeches attach to a host and suck there blood that is how they live.
