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V></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV>& --1265908415-14382455-1443246258=:28381 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As I child I swam with my family in the East River in Pictou County,around = Plymouth. The juvenile leeches that stuck to our feet were like this. Somet= imes we would come out with 20 or more stuck to us. Cheers,=0A=0AMargaret F= raser=0A=0ASent from Yahoo Mail on Android=0A=0AFrom:"David & Alison Webste= r" <dwebster@glinx.com>=0ADate:Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 7:11 pm=0ASubject:Re: [= NatureNS] Is this a young leech?=0A=0ACould this not simply be a young leec= h ? The leeches which I have fed/seen have all been larger and dark on the = dorsal surface but presumably they start from small eggs and a tiny pale le= ech would perhaps escape notice and be more likely to not be eaten.=0A=0AYt= , DW=0A=0A----- Original Message ----- =0A=0AFrom: Burkhard Plache =0A=0ATo= : naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0A=0ASent: Friday, September 25, 2015 6:11 PM=0A= =0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Is this a young leech?=0A=0A=0AThe critter was c= ertainly alive and well, not a plastic imitation.=0A=0A=0AOn Fri, Sep 25, 2= 015 at 12:11 AM, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com> wrote:=0A=0AA little t= ough to say from the photo, but it looks to me like an plastic poppyseed le= ech aka a "powerbait". Commonly used for small mouth bass fishing. The only= thing that's throwing me off is the stuck to your foot part. =A0=0A=0A=0AO= therwise, I guess it could be the type of leech the lure is meant to imitat= e. However that would be a new critter to me.=A0=0A=0A=0ABest,=0A=0AIan=0A= =0A=0AOn Sep 24, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.c= om> wrote:=0A=0AAfter a swim in a muddy lake,=0A=0Aa tiny (1 mm thin, 5 mm = long) sucking animal=0A=0Ahad attached itself to my foot. It was easy to pu= ll off.=0A=0ADoes anybody have an idea what I collected?=0A=0A=0Ahttps://ww= w.dropbox.com/s/k5nwurwunn2bkil/H1390501.JPG?dl=3D0=0A=0AThanks for any inp= ut,=0A=0ABurkhard=0A=0A=0A=0ANo virus found in this message.=0AChecked by A= VG - www.avg.com=0AVersion: 2015.0.6140 / Virus Database: 4419/10698 - Rele= ase Date: 09/25/15=0A=0A --1265908415-14382455-1443246258=:28381 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"><tr><td valign=3D"t= op">As I child I swam with my family in the East River in Pictou County,aro= und Plymouth. The juvenile leeches that stuck to our feet were like this. S= ometimes we would come out with 20 or more stuck to us. Cheers,<div id=3D"y= Mail_cursorElementTracker_0.8416325964499265">Margaret Fraser<br><br><p><a = href=3D"https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=3DAndroid">Sent from Y= ahoo Mail on Android</a></p> <hr><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"= border=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=3D"top"> <div style=3D"font-family:R= oboto, sans-serif;color:#7e7d80;"><b>From</b>:"David & Alison Webster" = <dwebster@glinx.com><br><b>Date</b>:Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 7:11 pm<br><= b>Subject</b>:Re: [NatureNS] Is this a young leech?<br><br></div> =0A<div>C= ould this not simply be a young leech ? The leeches which I have fed/seen = =0Ahave all been larger and dark on the dorsal surface but presumably they = start =0Afrom small eggs and a tiny pale leech would perhaps escape notice = and be more =0Alikely to not be eaten.</div>=0A<div>Yt, DW</div>=0A<blockqu= ote dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PAD= DING-RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px;">=0A <div class=3D"yQTDBa= se yqt2071951600" id=3D"yqt01675"><div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;">----- Ori= ginal Message ----- </div>=0A <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4= e4e4;"><b>From:</b> =0A <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" title=3D"burkha= rdplache@gmail.com" ymailto=3D"mailto:burkhardplache@gmail.com" target=3D"_= blank" href=3D"javascript:return">Burkhard Plache</a> </div>=0A <div style= =3D"FONT:10pt arial;"><b>To:</b> <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" title= =3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" tar= get=3D"_blank" href=3D"javascript:return">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div= >=0A <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 25, 20= 15 6:11 =0A PM</div>=0A <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> R= e: [NatureNS] Is this a young =0A leech?</div>=0A <div><br clear=3D"none"= ></div>=0A <div dir=3D"ltr">=0A <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"FON= T-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The =0A critter was certainly aliv= e and well, not a plastic imitation.<br clear=3D"none"></div>=0A <div clas= s=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"none">=0A <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri= , Sep 25, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Ian Manning <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a rel=3D"nof= ollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:ianmanning4@gmail.com" target=3D"_b= lank" href=3D"javascript:return">ianmanning4@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote= :<br clear=3D"none">=0A <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"BORDER-= LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex;">=0A <div= >=0A <div>A little tough to say from the photo, but it looks to me like = an =0A plastic poppyseed leech aka a "powerbait". Commonly used for smal= l mouth =0A bass fishing. The only thing that's throwing me off is the s= tuck to your =0A foot part. </div>=0A <div><br clear=3D"none"><= /div>=0A <div>Otherwise, I guess it could be the type of leech the lure = is meant to =0A imitate. However that would be a new critter to me. = ;</div>=0A <div><br clear=3D"none"></div>=0A <div>Best,</div>=0A <= div>Ian</div>=0A <div>=0A <div class=3D"h5">=0A <div></div>=0A = <div><br clear=3D"none">On Sep 24, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Burkhard Plache <<= a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:burkhardplache@gmail.co= m" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"javascript:return">burkhardplache@gmail.com</a= >> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div>=0A <blockquote = type=3D"cite">=0A <div>=0A <div dir=3D"ltr">=0A <div style= =3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">After a swim in a =0A m= uddy lake,<br clear=3D"none"></div>=0A <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:arial= , helvetica, sans-serif;">a tiny (1 mm thin, 5 =0A mm long) sucking an= imal<br clear=3D"n