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Hemophagic (feeding on blood) leeches attach to their hosts and remain there until they become full, at which point they fall off to digest. They all have an anterior (oral) sucker formed from the first six segments of their body, which is used to connect to a host for feeding, and can also release an anesthetic to prevent the host from noticing the leech. They use a combination of mucus and suction (caused by concentric muscles in those six segments) to stay attached and secrete an anti-clotting enzyme into the host's blood stream.
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∙ 9y agoThe digestive system of leeches allows them to go for months at a time without feeding. This is how they adapted to their lifestyle since prey was not always available for them to feed on.
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A leech survives by feeding off the blood of other larger beings how is this behavior known as?
Parasitim
What are the physical characteristic of a leech?
Leeches come in many colours,some not all suck blood,if a leech is feeding after it is full it will drop off.They look like a cross betwween a worm and a slug! It's small and black and wormy.
What are leeches reproductive organs?
A leech is a hermaphrodite, therefore meaning it carries both male and female reproductive organs. The leech reproduces by trading sperm with another leech and they each can fertilize their eggs.
What line of symmetry does the leech have?
I think the leech has Bilateral symmetry meaning that if you cut it down the middle you will get two mirror images.
What is the symbiotic relationship between leech and an alligator?
Parasitic because the leech feeds of the alligators blood and the alligator could get diseases and will fell pain.
A parasitic way of life can be best demonstrated by the feeding adaptations of the?
leech
Does leech have nervous system?
dose leech has nervous system?
How does a leech benefit from feeding on a mammal?
it sucks it blood and it pretty much takes its life
Which phylum of worms has a false coelom and a complete digestive tract?
aschelminthes
A leech survives by feeding off the blood of other larger beings how is this behavior known as?
Parasitim
What is the support system of leech?
Hydrostatic Skeleton
What is the leech feeding organ?
FULL ON MEATY MASSIVE CROOKY NOSE MOLESEY HAIRY FAT JUICY BALLS
A leech survives by feeding off the blood of the other larger beings this type ogf behavior is know as?
=PARACiTiSM=
How does the leech live?
Leeches attach themselves to other animals and suck their blood. A leech only needs to feed every few months, consuming up to three times its body weight in blood during a single feeding.
Greek name for leech?
leech = βδέλλα bdella leech= βδέλλα bdella
How tall is Leech?
Leech is 6' 3".
What type is a leech?
A leech is a fasinating parasite
