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Where are leeches?
Leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are fresh water, terrestrial, and marine leeches.
Do leeches live on beaches?
No. They are in fresh water, not salt.
Are leeches found in Pennsylvania?
leeches are found about everywhere there is fresh water for example a pond or a lake
Are leeches found only in fresh water?
NO. They can be found anywhere a lake is. Such as water.
What does a water nymph eat?
a water nymph can eat many of things but the main things are leeches water spiderswater fleas and and snails
Is a leech a mollusk?
No leeches are definitely not Mammals. Leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are fresh water, terrestrial, and marine leeches. Like the Oligochaeta, they share the presence of a clitellum. Like earthworms, leeches are hermaphrodites. Some, but not all leeches feed on blood. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeches
What type of animals eats leeches?
Leeches are flat worm-like animals found in ponds and lakes. To keep leeches under control in a water setting, it is important to have fish around that will eat the leeches. Redear sunfish are good leech eaters.
Can chickens eat leeches?
it can eat you
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.
What are leeches habitat?
HABITATLeeches Live Where?Leeches live all over the world. There about 10% that live in the United States. Most leeches like moist habitats with lots of water. Swampy areas are very popular leech hangouts. You are not likely to find leeches in dry climates. You will find them in rain forest environments and near rivers, streams, ponds but not in desert environments. Most leeches live in fresh water.TEMPERATURESThe temperatures in the leeches environment are considered temperate - generally meaning all four seasons are observed. Since they live near water temperatures tend to be higher then what you would find inland. Many leeches live in rainforests, which are hot year round.WATERLeeches need water to survive so you will find lots of water in the environment that they live in. Leeches must keep their bodies moist to live.PLANT LIFEThere are a lot of plants in the environment that leeches live in because of the amount of water. The plants provide places for the leeches to hide to get their prey and to prevent fromANIMAL LIFEThere are a lot of animals in a leeches environment (many taking advantage of the water source they live by). This provides plenty of prey for the leech.
Can leeches live in very hot water?
No,leeches can not live in hot water.
Can leeches live in the ocean?
no
