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THESE 12 ANCIENT ANIMALS ALSO HAPPEN TO BE TERRIFYING
The Lamprey - Now this creature is directly out of your nightmares. Lampreys are somewhere between an eel, a leech, and a parasite. As you might imagine, they use those scary teeth to attach themselves to fish and suck out their blood. They’ve done this for around 360 million years. Horrifying. Read more at http://www.restnova.com/these-12-ancient-animals-also-happen-to-be-terrifying/#djxqhRvFfcAvYXs5.99
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a slug crawling on the ground with text that reads leeches have 32 braines
19.) Japanese Mountain Leeches: You’d think most leeches live in water, but this one can hunt you on land. They are typically slow, but can somersault after any prey pretty quickly, or drop down from trees. They can chew through your clothing and the numbing agent they can inject you with will ensure you don’t feel them sucking on your blood.
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Land Planarian|Flatworm
You fascinating, slimy thing you! Land Planarian
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Land planarian (Bipalium sp.)
Land planarian (Bipalium sp.) by pbertner, via Flickr
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Leech - Annelids - Segmented Worms - Coelomate
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A cute 'singing' velvet worm.
This is the velvet worm. It looks cute and harmless, but it's a deadly predator by night! Watch here how it catches its prey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbVDYSiH-Vw
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giant amazon leech. YIKES
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Leeches (© Christopher Jones/Rex Features)
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Leech's Wisdom Includes: Hermaphroditic (possesses both sexes) Healer Ability to alter the flow of life force energy Simplicity Movement connected to wave cycles