Before a leech ever touches you, it's already tasting you. The clues it reads are ones you can't hide. The chemical signals ...

Leeches have a reputation built almost entirely on blood, but the reality of how they feed is far stranger and more varied ...

From fishing bait to the operating room, these bloodsuckers are important and if one attaches itself to you, columnist has ...

The first time I was bitten by a leech, I was swimming in a West Virginia river. I remember the scene perfectly: I crawled out to dry off and tried to wipe the mud off my knees, but the leech wouldn’t ...

It may be doubted if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of the world as ...