For months, researchers returned to a single cave in southern China to collect an unusual kind of leech. Shibabdella wulingensis is found nowhere else in the world except the groundwater of Shibadong ...

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But you don't leave the leech on the body forever. In leechery, once the parasite has served its purpose, it must be carefully removed and submerged in a solution of 70% alcohol to ensure that it ...

As the British medical historians Robert G.W. Kirk and Neil Pemberton wrote in their 2013 book, “Leech,” the worms were long celebrated as a gentle alternative to the lancet and became known ...

Researchers discover Shibabdella wulingensis, a non-bloodsucking aquatic leech species found only in groundwater of China’s Shibadong Cave in Gaoming Mountain.

Researchers discover Shibabdella wulingensis, a non-bloodsucking aquatic leech species found only in groundwater of China’s Shibadong Cave in Gaoming Mountain.

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Beach-goers were aghast after a bloodsucking sea beast the size of a child washed ashore in the UK, sparking comparisons to the supersized sand worms from "Dune." ...

The spread-and-pick method. There is also the spread-and-pick method to remove worms—and it’s exactly what it sounds like. Just spread the soil out on a tarp or some plastic and look for ...

Researchers discover Shibabdella wulingensis, a non-bloodsucking aquatic leech species found only in groundwater of China’s Shibadong Cave in Gaoming Mountain.