If you come out of one of Utah's waterbodies with what looks like a black spot, you may have encountered a leech. Don't panic ...

Leeches seem to materialize out of nowhere, latching on before you ever notice them lurking. The biological toolkit they use ...

The biological history of leeches is difficult to study: Their tissue decomposes almost immediately, and their boneless bodies rarely fossilize. But a geological formation in Wisconsin preserved a ...

In this video, I share my experience of keeping a pet leech, detailing the process of building its habitat and caring for it.

Did you know that leeches - the parasitic worms belonging to the Hirudinea subclass, have been used in medicine to treat nervous system anomalies, dental difficulties, skin illnesses, and infections ...

The frequent presence of leeches with a hidden lifestyle in the mantle cavity of freshwater mussels has been recorded since the second half of the 19th century. Yet this was, until now, regarded as an ...

The results of new research published this week in Scientific Reports reveal insights that may have profound effects on the use of medicinal leeches in hospital-based medicine. An international team ...