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Lawe Alas, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia
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Bryans Gap, New South Wales, Australia
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maybe: Haemadipsa sylvestris BLANCHARD ???Family: Haemadipsidae (terrestrial leech, Landblutegel) BLANCHARD, 1893Suborder: HirudiniformesOrder: ArhynchobdellidaInfraclass: EuhirudineaSubclass: HirudineaClass: ClitellataPhylum: Annelida (Ringelwrmer)Subkingdom: EumetazoaKingdom: AnimaliaIndonesia, W-Java, Sukabumi, 18 km SWS Bogor, Mt. Halimun-Salak -NP: Cidahu, 1150m asl., 23.04.2011IMG_1120
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The large terrestrial leeches ("Lintah" here in Sumatra) can bite through clothing. Don't yank them off-- they leave their teeth behind.
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Kampung Serana, Pahang, Malaysia
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maybe: Haemadipsa sylvestris BLANCHARD ???Family: Haemadipsidae (terrestrial leech, Landblutegel) BLANCHARD, 1893Suborder: HirudiniformesOrder: ArhynchobdellidaInfraclass: EuhirudineaSubclass: HirudineaClass: ClitellataPhylum: Annelida (Ringelwrmer)Subkingdom: EumetazoaKingdom: AnimaliaIndonesia, W-Java, Sukabumi, 18 km SWS Bogor, Mt. Halimun-Salak -NP: Cidahu, 1150m asl., 23.04.2011IMG_1115
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Here is a Tiger Leech waiting patiently for you on a leaf by a trail when you visit Borneo.
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Prachin Buri, Thailand
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Kampung Bilit, Sabah, Malaysia
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Colorful and hungry, these are a feature of much of Borneo. Photo from Kelandaun Lake area, northestern Sabah.
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Kampung Serana, Pahang, Malaysia
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Hiking for a mile in the dripping rainforest in our swim suits rewarded each of us with about a dozen of these leeches, which like to cling to leaves in wait for mammals to venture by.
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scale bar equals 1 mm