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Leches: How the worms feed
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The leech attaches the rear sucker to a branch or a leaf or something and then just sort of just a little shimmy shake with its head, hoping that something will walk by so it can just stick its little face into it.
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Some medical circles have brought back the use of leeches for medicinal purposes.
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Leeches
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Some medical circles have brought back the use of leeches for medicinal purposes. These repulsive creatures attach themselves to branches and use their rear sucker to propel themselves forward and their anterior sucker to feed.
ChapterLeches: How the worms feed
EpisodeLeeches: Oh Hell No!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
According to Google, a leech has 32 brains, but in reality, it's an extended and segmented brain with ganglia relay stations, and there are 21 ganglia in total.
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leech
Summary
According to Google, a leech has 32 brains, but in reality, it's an extended and segmented brain with ganglia relay stations, and there are 21 ganglia in total.