0
As hermaphrodites, leeches have both male and female sex organs. Like the earthworms they also have a clitellum, a region of thickened skin which is only obvious during the reproductive period. Mating involves the intertwining of bodies where each deposits sperm in the others' clitellar area. Rhyncobdellids have no penis but produce sharp packages of sperm which are forced through the body wall.
What else can I help you with?
Why are leeches used medically in the reattachment of severed toes and fingers?
After a reattachment surgery, patients can suffer from "venous congestion". This means that blood is being pumped to the area, but cannot be pumped out because the blood vessels in the new digit are too small and delicate to be surgically attached. The leeches are used to drain this trapped blood until the body reconnects the severed blood vessels and can drain the blood on its own.
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.
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.
Where are leeches found in the world?
fast running rivers! there so many leeches there!
Are leeches coelomate?
Yes, leeches are coelomate organisms. They possess a true coelom, which is a fluid-filled body cavity completely lined by mesoderm. This coelomic cavity houses the internal organs of the leech.
Why are leeches used medically in the reattachment of severed toes and fingers?
After a reattachment surgery, patients can suffer from "venous congestion". This means that blood is being pumped to the area, but cannot be pumped out because the blood vessels in the new digit are too small and delicate to be surgically attached. The leeches are used to drain this trapped blood until the body reconnects the severed blood vessels and can drain the blood on its own.
Do leeches have arms?
No, leeches are limbless.
Are leeches deposit feeder?
No, leeches are parasites.
Where are leeches?
Leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are fresh water, terrestrial, and marine leeches.
What is the Difference between leeches and polychaetes?
leeches are sthnakes.
How do leeches adapt to their environment?
how do leeches adapt their environment
Can you get leeches in the UK?
you can get leeches where ever there are lakes. not all lakes have leeches though.
Are leeches invertebrates?
Yes. Leeches are invertebrates and they are related to worms.
Are leeches hermaphroditic?
Yes, like earthworms, leeches are hermaphrodites.
Do leeches make good pets?
No, leeches suck blood
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 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.
