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Big-Toothed Bloodsucker

  • September 25, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The Tyrannobdella rex or “T. rex” leech can grow to be three inches long and has teeth five times longer than any other leech! This fearsome bloodsucker lives in the Peruvian Amazon, where it crawls into swimmers’ noses, eyes, and other body parts.

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