Jawed Land Leeches

Taman Negara NP, Pahang, MALAYSIA

Bilit, Sabah, MALAYSIA

Colorful and hungry, these are a feature of much of Borneo. Photo from Kelandaun Lake area, northestern Sabah.

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.

Here is a Tiger Leech waiting patiently for you on a leaf by a trail when you visit Borneo.

maybe: <i>Haemadipsa sylvestris</i> BLANCHARD ???Family: Haemadipsidae (terrestrial leech, Landblutegel) BLANCHARD, 1893Suborder: HirudiniformesOrder: ArhynchobdellidaInfraclass: EuhirudineaSubclass: HirudineaClass: ClitellataPhylum: Annelida (Ringelwrmer)Subkingdom: EumetazoaKingdom:...

The large terrestrial leeches ("Lintah" here in Sumatra) can bite through clothing. Don't yank them off-- they leave their teeth behind.

Khao Yai NP, THAILAND

Taman Negara NP, Pahang, MALAYSIA

Summary[<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=API&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Summary">edit</a>] DescriptionAPI English: Tiger Leech (Haemadipsa picta). Date 13 September 2011, 16:24:05 Source Own work Author <a...

DescriptionAPI Here is a Tiger Leech waiting patiently for you on a leaf by a trail when you visit Borneo. In context at <a href="http://www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/fauna/spiders/index.html">www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/fauna/spiders/index.html</a> Date 3 November 2006, 16:36 Source <a...

DescriptionAPI Colorful and hungry, these are a feature of much of Borneo. Photo from Kelandaun Lake area, northeastern Sabah. In context at <a href="http://www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/fauna/spiders/index.html">www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/fauna/spiders/index.html</a> Date 15 March 2014, 15:13 ...

Summary[<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=API&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Summary">edit</a>] DescriptionAPI English: Tiger Leech (Haemadipsa picta). Date 13 September 2011, 16:24:05 Source Own work Author <a...

DescriptionAPI Here is a Tiger Leech waiting patiently for you on a leaf by a trail when you visit Borneo. In context at <a href="http://www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/fauna/spiders/index.html">www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/fauna/spiders/index.html</a> Date 3 November 2006, 16:36 Source <a...

DescriptionAPI Colorful and hungry, these are a feature of much of Borneo. Photo from Kelandaun Lake area, northeastern Sabah. In context at <a href="http://www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/fauna/spiders/index.html">www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/fauna/spiders/index.html</a> Date 15 March 2014, 15:13 ...

Summary[<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=API&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Summary">edit</a>] DescriptionAPI English: Tiger Leech hanging from a leaf in Borneo Malaysia Date 16 May 2013, 08:11:59 Source Own work Author <a...

DescriptionAPI Bilit, Sabah, MALAYSIA Date 19 September 2012, 15:10 Source <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/8066442454/">Tiger Leech (Haemadipsa picta)</a> Author <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/65695019@N07">Bernard DUPONT</a> from FRANCE Camera location <a...

Summary[<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=API&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Summary">edit</a>] DescriptionAPI English: Tiger leech (<i>Haemadipsa picta</i>), Sabah, Borneo Date 9 May 2015, 17:32:20 Source Own work, from <a...