Leech
This picture is from Encarta.
The leech, also known as a blood sucker, always lives up to its name.The
leech lives all over the world. Its habitats are usually in lakes, creeks,
dams and puddles.
It doesn't have many enemies but here are a few. Humans are one of the
main enemies because we might step on them or kill them with salt if they
have attached themselves to our ankles. Birds are enemies because they
might eat them.
One of their roles in life is that they were used to get venom from
snake-bites out of humans. The leech's colour is black. It's about one
inch long, has smooth skin and it looks like a small bit of rubber. So next
time you go bushwalking near water - take care! Something might be
snacking on your toes!
Research by JOEL P 4/5S
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