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Leech

Hirudinea sp.

Photo by dcfieldview
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Field Notes

Description:

About 7 cm fully stretched out. reddish brown, fairly active.

Habitat:

Freshwater - this one was collected from our school garden pond (about 4' x 5' x 3.5 ' deep). Pond is primarily aquatic plants with a small population of wood frogs and a very healthy population of dragonflies.

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2012

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