The Kangaroo Leech is so-called not because it feeds on kangaroos, but because it carries its babies in a pouch. They go riding on crabs to look for frogs, and throw their babies in the frog's face, like a cloud of blood-sucking confetti #Invertebratedailyparasite.blogspot.com/2015/10/mars...

<i>Marsupiobdella africana</i>

Leeches are not endearing animals and many are literal blood-suckers. As a result they often evoke a sense of disgust in most people, and th...