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    Monday, 12 December, 2011
     

    Life-giving leeches

    Posted on  by CJ
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    The reporting from the leech farm. The unique pictures of a leech birth in the natural environment and in captivity.
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    These are the walls of the International centre of medicinal leech founded on the base of “Medpiyavka” association created in 1937 that used to be engaged in keeping leeches in artificially impounded bodies of a summer community Udelnaya (Moscow region).
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    On 2500 sq.m. there are located facilities for growing more than 3 500 000 of medicinal leeches and cosmetic production.
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    All in all science knows 400 leech species that actually have the same appearance and are different only in marking. They can be black, greenish and brownish.
    Leeches live in three-liter jars, nothing better as a house for them has been devised.
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    The jars should be always covered with a dense white rag that is tied up tightly.
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    Leeches are immensely active and often creep out of the water. That is why they can easily leave the jar where they are kept and escape.
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    A leech has ten eyes but it does not see an integral picture. Although leeches can find their bearings perfectly. Smell, taste and touch are rather well-developed and it helps leeches so much to succeed in a victim search. First of all leeches wonderfully respond to smells of items dipped into water. They hate water smelling bad.
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    The body of a common medicinal leech consists of 102 rings which are covered with many small papulae on the spinal side.
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    But the innocent surface beauty of a leech conceals its secret weapon – a front cupule, outwardly invisible. A large, scaring rear cupule does not make any physical harm but deep in the front one there are jaws and each jaw has 90 teeth, total 270. That is where the leeches’ insidiousness is hidden.
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    The record of a maximum size of the leech grown in this centre is 35 cm. The leeches on the picture have everything ahead of them.141
    The bite of a leech is similar to nettle. The leeches’ saliva contains analgetics. It lives only on blood. Hematophagus, that is a vampire.
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    The water where the leeches live is to be changed twice a week, settled and cleaned from impurities and heavy metals and heated up to necessary temperature.
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    The significant condition of successful farming of fully developed medicinal leeches is feeding them with a new blood that is bought from slaughter-houses. Only the blood of healthy animals can be used as feed for the leeches.
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    During the period of its growth a leech feeds each 1,5-2 months. It can eat 5 times more than it weighs and be satiated for 3-4 months, a year at most.
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    The leeches intercommunicate rather seldom and only when required not to die out.Boggy soil is the environment where they breed.
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    A pregnant leech is notable for light rings on its body.
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    The cocoons, each having 10-15 fries.
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    The unique birth pictures.
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    The first minutes of a little leech life.
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    The average lifespan of a leech is about 6 years.
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    24 Responses to “Life-giving leeches”

    1. Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0natural environment !! . since when? I thought that leeches prospered on old living flesh.
      First by the way.
    2. Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0there is a couple living in my flat. When they have sex I voluntarily move to a youth hostel. If I can´t afford that, I buy sigaretts and smoke after there climax.
      You gotta respect there private live, right.
    3. Circe says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Yuk that’s fascinating! I could get lost in a place like that! Great Post, Thanks!
    4. Vanya says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Great piece!
    5. RK says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Leeches! The horror!
      That woman is much more brave than I.
    6. Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0leeches actually taste pretty good. Deep fried in oil.
    7. Thumb up 0 Thumb down 06 year life span? That’s longer than many other pets.
    8. CONNIE says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0I love leeches. They are great! I have some at home in my tank the Macrobdella decora.
    9. marton says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0wow, great article.
    10. leher says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Great reportage, great pics, thank you !!!!
    11. mafa says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0mmmmhhhh… blood… tasty :3
    12. Half-Breed says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Leeches would be a great gift, free food!
    13. Tauper says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0How you do that Mr. Finnish Computer Nerd…from the other side of the World? You are one Freaky Fascinating Creature! BTW… I hope you have a wonderful New Year Robert!
    14. ROFLvideo says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0What an educational site, brilliant photos!
    15. Greg Bare says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Saw your blog bookmarked on Delicious.
    16. Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Thanks for the post, I stumbled upon
    17. megaline says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Спасибо. Забавно
    18. Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Хорошая статья. Краткость явно Ваша сестра
    19. Hamid says:
      Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0Thanks for the post.would u plz explain more about feeding(i.e: what is the material of blood container packs in tis pics)or how many times they need feeding.

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