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They are threatened due to habitat loss and over-collecting. Other species with limited distributions may also be threatened ... Leeches live on all continents except Antarctica.
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animals.jrank.org/pages/1698/Leeches-Hirudinea.html
animals.jrank.org/pages/1698/Leeches-Hirudinea.html
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Leeches lay eggs in cocoons, and the babies that hatch out look and behave like little adults. They don't change much as they grow, they just get bigger. Leeches that live in habitats that freeze or dry out during part of the year bury themselves in mud and stay dormant until the habitat improves.
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www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Hirudinea/
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Leeches live in Rainforests Shallow Waters Or Dark Lakes.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_leeches_habitat
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The class Hirudinea in the phylum Annelida (segmented worms) comprises the leeches, the most highly specialized of the major annelid groups. ... The rhynchobdellids are strictly aquatic leeches that have small, porelike mouths in the oral sucker. The families Glossiphoniidae and Piscicolidae belong to this order.
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www.chebucto.ns.ca/ccn/info/Science/SWCS/ZOOBENTH/BENTH...
www.chebucto.ns.ca/ccn/info/Science/SWCS/ZOOBENTH/BENTHOS/xxvi.html
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See a travel photo titled: The habitat of the man eating leeches from Langtang National Park, Nepal taken by TravelPod member rbair. ... Destinations > Asia > Nepal > Himalayan Region > Langtang National Park > Travel Blog: India- Two pessimists > Entry: Search for the > Album #11 > The habitat of the man ea ...
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www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/rbair/4/1213600260/100_4...
www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/rbair/4/1213600260/100_4975.jpg/tpod.html
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Leeches are annelids or segmented worms, and although closely related to the earthworms, are anatomically and behaviourally more specialised ... The bodies of all leeches are divided into the same number of segments (34), with a powerful clinging sucker at each end (although the anterior, or front sucker can be very...
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australianmuseum.net.au/Leeches
australianmuseum.net.au/Leeches
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When you think of leeches, you probably don't get warm fuzzy feelings. Most people recoil at the thought of a leech attaching itself to a leg while swimming. Well, it's true that leeches are kind of gross, but they are pretty harmless. ... Animals, Plants and Habitat...
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www.kingcounty.gov/environment/data-and-trends/monitori...
www.kingcounty.gov/environment/data-and-trends/monitoring-data/stream-bugs/leeches.aspx
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This guide to the Leech is for fly fishermen interested Leeches, one of the food sources of fish. It studies the description of the Leech, and the lifecycle of Leeches. ... reproduction is on an "individual" basis; all leeches are capable of producing egg masses which they attach to an object under the water surface.
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www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/bugs/leech/leech....
www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/bugs/leech/leech.phtml
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Leeches can move on solid ground by muscular expansion and contraction. They attach themselves with one sucker then somersaulting onto the other. There are 300 species of leeches. Most of them ... River Habitat Land Habitats School Site; St. Joseph's Intermediate "Exploring Land Habitats" Projec...
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www.k12.nf.ca/sjis/landhabitat/river/leech.html
www.k12.nf.ca/sjis/landhabitat/river/leech.html
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