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Dried Leech - Phylum Annelida, Class Clitellata, Subclass Hirudinea TL: ~7 cm<br /> <br /> *This is a specimen that&#039;s hard and dry. It really creeps my husband out ;) Annelida,Clitellata,Geotagged,Hirudinea,United States,Winter,leech Click/tap to enlarge

Dried Leech - Phylum Annelida, Class Clitellata, Subclass Hirudinea

TL: ~7 cm

*This is a specimen that's hard and dry. It really creeps my husband out ;)

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  1. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    We've has so much rain that when we walk out in our front garden we often get attached to a leech Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Oh wow. I sometimes pick them up when I muck through swamps or sit on the forest floor after heavy rains, but it's pretty rare. I get ticks on my much more frequently than leeches. Posted 3 years ago
  3. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
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    Very unusual,I assume that it is alive? Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      No, it's very dead, dried, and hard as a rock. Unfortunately, I have no idea where it came from or its original habitat, making it hard to ID. Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Mar 9, 2022. Captured Feb 5, 2022 15:06 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.