Leeches are related to the farmer-friendly earth worms! They have their own built-in devices to aid to

their feeding undisturbed and in peace.

The leech clamps itself to the body of its victim with its suckers at each end of its body. At the

center of the front sucker is its mouth.

The leech makes a Y shaped wound with three sharp toothed jaws. It then drinks blood to its fill

undisturbed!

An anesthetic in its saliva numbs the wound so that the victim doe not feel the attack or brush it off!

In addition the leech secretes a substance that dilates the blood vessels and increase the blood flow.

It employs an anti-coagulant substance to prevent the blood from clotting!

How very ingenious on the part of mere insect parasites!!!