First proof of leeches jumping captured on video
First proof of leeches jumping captured on video
A groundbreaking discovery, researchers have provided the first conclusive evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump.
Even as a flying squid, I'm repulsed.
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Video link for anyone interested.
Better video with almost no editing
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-21/leeches-jumping-video/104007924
Actual paper and video source citation (locked behind many paywalls)
A jumping terrestrial leech from Madagascar
Mai Fahmy, Michael Tessler Biotropica,
DOI: 10.1111/btp.13340Thank you.
thank you for the new nightmares.. I'd much rather have a flying squid
Who wouldn't? We're pretty awesome.
can you fly like stingrays? (manta rays?)
I can fly like a jet!
wow. TIL. thx.. learn something new everyday
