the common name for a leech is blood sucker
earthworms and leeches.
Hirudinaria is the scientific name 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.
Yes, but only in places that are swampy. In other words, leeches are rare in Hawaii.
leeches
Fleas, ticks and leeches are 3 common parasites
they all intake parasitic nutrition
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ough. tapeworms and annelid are worms, leeches are not in the worm family. Leeches and earthworms are annelid worms. The name comes from the "ring"-like body segments. Leeches may not look like worms but they definitely are. Tapeworms are members of the flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes).
For centuries, leeches were a common tool of doctors, who believed that many diseases were the result of "imbalances" in the body that could be stabilized by releasing blood.
Leeches can vary in size depending on the species, but most common species of leeches grow to be around 0.5 to 2 inches in length. However, some species, like the giant Amazon leech, can grow up to 18 inches long.
Beaches...leeches...sneeches...breeches. just to name a few