Yes, Vermont has leeches in the lakes and many of the ponds located there.
No, leeches are parasites.
Leeches are segmented worms, which places them in the phylum Annelida.
I would be more willing to say that leeches are parasites, not predators.
Leeches are segmented worms that are external parasites, attaching to the skin of their host and feeding on blood. Flukes are flatworms that can be internal or external parasites, with many species infecting the organs of their host. Leeches have a suckered mouth for feeding on blood, whereas flukes have specialized structures for attaching to host tissues to feed.
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Yes, Vermont has leeches in the lakes and many of the ponds located there.
Some large Chinese Leeches can move about a foot per hour on land. Most leeches use moving water to carry them though. The faster the water movement, the faster they can get to a new host.
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Leeches do hunt alone, although a given body of water can contain lots of leeches, and many lone hunters might wind up on the same victim.
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No, leeches are limbless.
No, leeches are parasites.
Leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are fresh water, terrestrial, and marine leeches.
fast running rivers! there so many leeches there!