Getty Images/iStockphoto “Leeches are blood-sucking endoparasite segmented worms characterized by a small sucker, which contains the mouth, at the anterior end of the body, and a large sucker ...

The new leech species has three jaws, five pairs of eyes aligned in a U-shape, and a long conical body that changes size and shape depending on how much blood it consumes, according to the study. The ...

Mark says you could probably step on one and not kill it. And leeches in its family can lose up to 80 percent of their body water and survive. Mark tells the story of some captive leeches that ...

The new leech species has three jaws, five pairs of eyes aligned in a U-shape, a disc-shaped “caudal sucker” for attachment, and a long conical body that changes size and shape depending on ...