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What are maggots and leeches?
maggots are baby flies leeches live off blood from animals
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.
Are leeches parasites?
yes
Why do leeches feed on thin skinned animals when they are young?
Leeches are a type of segmented worm that belong to the class of animals known as oligochaetes, earth worms are also in this class of animals. What make Leeches different from many other animals is their food and how they obtain it. Leeches live off the blood of other animals making them a type of parasite. A parasite is an animal who has developed the need to feed off of other animals. Leeches secrete an enzyme that actually numbs the area where it chooses to feed as well as breaking down skin tissue so they can easily suck up the blood of their host animal. It would stand to reason that not only would leeches prefer baby animals because there skin is more supple and not quite as thick but also maybe because the baby animal may have some of the vitamins and minerals present that the leech cannot get from an adult animal because the animal is nursing. Leeches are sometimes used by doctors even today to suck out blood in a diseased portion of the body. Yuck!
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.
What animals use mutualism in lakes?
leeches
What animals are annelid worms?
Earthworms and leeches.
What animals eat crayfish snails leeches and clams?
You
What will happen if you eat a dozen of leeches?
The stomach acid will kill the leeches if chewing them doesn't kill them off.
An organism that leeches off a host?
The answer will be parasite.
What are leeches predators?
Leeches have predators such as birds, fish, and other aquatic animals like turtles and frogs. These predators feed on leeches as a part of their natural diet in freshwater environments.
Where do leeches originate?
Leeches are annelids believed to have evolved from certain Oligochaeta. Oligochaeta is a subclass of animals made up of mostly types of worms. Leeches are hermaphrodites who reproduce using reciprocal fertilization.
