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Horse Leech Horse leech from last summer in a dried scrape. Cumbria,Haemopis sanguisuga,Horse Leech,Kings Meaburn

Horse Leech

Horse leech from last summer in a dried scrape.

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Ferdy Christant

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Wow, how big are these? Posted 4 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  They're wonderful creatures and feed on smaller animals such as midge larvae and snails but sometimes move onto land in search of earthworms. They are very sensitive to chemical traces in the water and find their prey using such traces. They are up to 15 cms. long and although they have up to 240 teeth they are not blood suckers and swallow their prey whole. Whilst the prey is being swallowed it is "processed" by the teeth. Sounds fairly gruesome! Posted 4 years ago

Christine Young

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Awesome!! Posted 4 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  Thanks Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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Very nice! Posted 4 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  Thanks Lisa. Posted 4 years ago

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The Horse Leech

''Haemopis sanguisuga'', commonly called the horse-leech, is a species of leech in the genus ''Haemopis''. Another name is Aulastomum gulo.

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Similar species: Proboscisless Leeches

Species identified by NattyOne

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Uploaded Mar 19, 2021. Captured May 16, 2020 15:23.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II
f/6.3
1/1328s
ISO1250
60mm