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While hiking in rugged mountains of the Japan Southern Alps I happened upon a life and death struggle between a very large earthworm and an equally large Japanese Mountain Leech. This was my first leech encounter in Japan and at the time I knew little about this interesting animal. The Japanese Mountain Leech is.... more

I found this leech (yama-biru) enjoying a blood meal on my foot while I was taking a break during a hike high in the mountains of central Japan. This video includes footage of the bloody wound the leech inflicted on my foot, so if you are shy of seeing blood you might not want to watch. There are two main types of.... more

Leech Brook Newfoundland also known as Thunder Brook summer 2008

Anyone who's been to Taman Negara knows just how many leech there are...sucking all your blood

When the town goes after Lurleen Lumpkin (once again voiced by Beverly D'Angelo) for non-payment of city taxes and Marge discovers she's homeless, she takes her in, only to discover that Lurleen's father left her thirty years ago, so Marge gets them back together, only for the father to run off...to the Dixie Chicks.... more

Get more Bourdain at http://travelchannel.com/Bourdain ... Anthony Bourdain takes matters into his own hands and saves a crew-member from a persistent leech! Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations premieres Monday, July 30th at 10PM E/P on Travel Channel

Leeches taking a piece of me in Taman Negara, Malaysia

Part 2, the aftermath of the Leech. My legs would not bleeding for hours. Luckily the blood stopped pouring as I was starting to get worried.

Leech has jaws firmly in thigh. This is how NOT to remove it.

While hiking through some tea field in the mountains of central Japan I found Japanese Mountain Leech (Yama Biru) waiting in ambush along the trail.