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| Subject: | | Re: New terresterial leech species discovered in NJ |
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tonyc
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Fri, Oct 9 2009, 2:41pm
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As we're all lovers of off-the-wall creatures I'd just make sure everyone is familiar with Placobdelloides jaegerskioeldi, an African leech that only breeds inside hippo's rectums.
Black Lechwe Magazine: Ectoparasites in the Hippopotamus.
I saw a guy on TV try to hold a hippo leech between his hands. As hard as he clenched then together the leech managed to squeeze out... |
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