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Leeches weren’t always bloodsucking fiends like today. They used to swallow their prey whole

The oldest leech fossil revrites evolution. Leeches are some of the most hated creatures in the world, even though most ...

This Leech Had an Appetite for Something Other Than Blood

Scientists have also long thought that the earliest leeches were bloodsuckers. All modern leeches, including species that do ...