The leeches in both videos belong to a species called Chtonobdella fallax. The serendipitous nature of Fahmy’s encounters ...

Late Thursday night or Friday early morning, North Americans with clear skies can look up to see a full moon with a beautiful ...

Surgeons still use leeches to improve the success rates of surgery, such as when reattaching severed fingers as their saliva prevents post-surgery blood clotting inside veins. The medicinal leech ...

Leeches are a group of segmented worms primarily found in freshwater habitats, although a few species live in the oceans and on land. Despite their reputation, many don’t feed on blood, instead eating ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley interviews a surgeon who is pioneering the use of leeches in medical research. He allows a leech to attach to his arm and suck his blood, the mouth of the ...

lucky for us crew, these leeches don’t drink human blood The leeches hunting the toadlets are a species called the horse leech. Whilst very little is known about this species, we do know that ...

My starting salary: $3.40 an hour. Right now, public employees (aka The Deep State aka blood-sucking leeches) are emptying their desks, removing their diplomas and certificates from the walls ...

Leeches are a very interesting animal, and one that most people try to avoid. They were used for centuries by doctors to ...

They'll be vigorously searching for their favorite meal: fresh mammal blood. Grazing cattle usually provide the juice, but you'll do. The leeches aren't too discriminating, and they're hungry.

That’s the idea behind the Field Museum’s current exhibition “Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches,” and a partnership with local restaurants called “Blood Appetit,” which runs from Feb.