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Despite the use of the term “bite,” leeches don’t actually bite with a mouth or teeth. Instead, they have very strong suckers that attach to the skin and extract the blood.

Bleeding from a leech bite lasts 10 hours on average, but sometimes continues for days. “It can range anywhere from inconvenient all the way to medically severe,” Joslin says.

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It takes up to a minute for the leech to bite into the tissue and begin sucking blood, and it’ll typically feed for about 20 minutes before becoming full and falling off on its own.

Leech therapy involves applying leeches to a wound to increase circulation, improve blood flow, and promote healing. Its practice has varied over time, but it continues to be used in modern surgery.

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