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Proboscisless Leeches (Order Arhynchobdellida)Observer
birdsbugsbonesDescription
Large, terrestrial, potentially leech. Disturbed from leaflitter.
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Proboscisless Leeches (Order Arhynchobdellida)Observer
brirosaDescription
Found many leeches in The Bowl, along the Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park.
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Genus TorixObserver
pintailDescription
Hwacheon.
On Rana uenoi and Rana huanrensis.
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Genus MacrobdellaObserver
ookami_kaiDescription
Not sure what species exactly. It did not have any spotting or stripes.
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
jakesawyer28Description
Seen in Crane Mountain Lake.
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
katy789Description
Lots of 3"-5" specimens found in a small pond with peepers and bullfrogs
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Leeches (Subclass Hirudinea)Observer
chloe_and_trevorDescription
Maybe? Subalpine pond.
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
mosquito-anemicDescription
Some NSFW stuff going on here😳😆
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sercfisheriesDescription
Synonym of Calliobdella vivida. Found infecting Blueback Herring, Alosa aestivalis.
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
mollymjacobsonDescription
These were fairly common in a number of ponds at the WMA and at Seneca Meadows. Size ~ 5-6 inches when they felt like stretching out.
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
haczechDescription
Has 4 copulatory gland pores and 5 annuli between gonopores (second photo for ventral surface)
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Leeches (Subclass Hirudinea)Observer
asquithcmDescription
From Noyes Slough near Creamer's Field in Fairbanks, AK.
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Freshwater Jawless Leeches (Family Glossiphoniidae)Observer
jenniferf4Description
observation for the leech. bird is dowitcher
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HaemopisObserver
torreystegallDescription
Found this leech in a flooded yard in bath county, Kentucky. Any help identifying it would be much appreciated. I did not think to get pictures of the eyes.
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
haczechDescription
Second photo shows 4 gonopores
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Genus MacrobdellaObserver
earthstephenDescription
Second photo is ventral side.
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
almhydeDescription
Found free swimming near recently broken up wood frog egg masses.
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
asjonesDescription
About 4” long! Dark olive green with tiny orange spots on dorsum and orange below. Shallow water of freshwater pond
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
mcclur51Description
Macrobdella decora caught from wild 'beaver' pond using graduate students as bait.
Four copulatory pores on ventral side confirms M.decora ID (vs. M.sestertia). See images 3 and 4 for scale. Image 5 = sample site
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North American Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella decora)Observer
celestihelDescription
A leech hunting along the shore of the pond near the top of the App Gap.
