Re: NANFA-L-- leaches

EELReprah-in-aol.com
Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:40:31 EST

In a message dated 1/4/05 7:54:51 PM, Moontanman-in-aol.com writes:

<< Does anyone know how to tell predatory leaches from parasitic ones? >>

I thought all leeches were predatory until I looked on the Internet and found
these:

http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/leeches.htm
or
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/misc/ef013.htm

I guess in some sense all are predatory, just with different targets. My most
recent encounter was last July in Uruguay with a leech attaching to my waders.

Lee Harper
Media, PA USA
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