![Snares Island terrestrial leech [Ornithobdella edentula]. Image: Dave Houston / CC-BY-NC](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Snares_Island_terrestrial_leech_Ornithobdella_edentula_Dave_Houston_CCBYNC__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Snares Island terrestrial leech Ornithobdella edentula. Image: Dave Houston / CC-BY-NC
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Hirudinea
Te Rahi
- Ko te rahi, kei te āhua tonu o te kaha ki te kai. Mēnā kāore anō kia kai, ka iti tonu, engari kia kai, ka 2–3 whakareanga te rahi ake.
Size range
- Size dependent on feeding. Unfed small, fully fed 2–3 times as big
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa ētahi momo, nō tāwāhi anō ētahi.
Distribution
- New Zealand and introduced
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea ai i ngā wai piropiro i ngā awakeri, i ngā hōpua rānei.
- He tinana wehenga maha, pērā i ngā noke.
- Tērā ka piri ki te kararehe, ki te tangata, ka ngongo i ngā toto.
Life history
- Found in still water, drains and ponds
- Segmented like worms
- Some species can attach to animals or humans and suck blood
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