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1. • • In a remarkable discovery, researchers have provided the first conclusive evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump. This behavior, which has been debated by scientists for over a century, was captured on video and analyzed in a new study.
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   Can a leech jump?

   • A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavior that scientists have debated for more than a century. A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavior that scientists have debated for more than a century.

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   Are jumping leeches common in Madagascar?

   • Fahmy collected the jumping leech she observed on the 2023 trip, and the researchers identified it as Chtonobdella fallax, a common species in Madagascar. The larger Chtonobdella group of leeches to which C. fallax belongs can be found across Madagascar, the Seychelles, the Malay Archipelago, and the South Pacific Islands.

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   Do leeches 'coil' before jumping?

   • For instance, before the jumps, the leeches “coil,” he says. It’s not a scrunching down but more a sort of rearing back, as a snake might before launching a strike. Now other observers will be able to muse over the videos.

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   Do Leech live in water?

   • Of the 800 or so named leech species now known, many stay in water, but the jumping debate involves land dwellers. Fahmy and Tessler propose that a jump is “an intentional movement that muscularly propels the organism outward and/or upward.” That definition, they say, could apply to vertebrates as well as to squishy legless life.

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   Do Chtonobdella Leech jump?

   • In both cases, the leech keeps its body extended as it soars through the air to the ground, in a notable departure from their usual inchworm-like movements. This video taken in Madagascar in 2017 shows a Chtonobdella leech taking a small jump followed by a big leap to the ground. Credit: Mai Fahmy

   First conclusive video evidence that a terrestrial leech species can jump

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   Why do leeches search for prey?

   • These include sharp teeth or a needle-like proboscis to pierce the skin, a muscular body that can expand as it fills with blood, and a well-developed sensory system. These characteristics allow leeches to search for prey explains Emma Sherlock, who looks after the Natural History Museum’s leech collections.

   Jumping leeches caught on camera for the first time by scientists

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   Jun 20, 2024 · A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavior that scientists have debated for more than a century.

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Screenshots from the first conclusive videographic evidence that at least one leech species (Chtonobdella sp. from Madagascar) can jump, showing the leech coiling back before taking off.

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   Jun 20, 2024 · After a century of speculation, new footage has confirmed that leeches can jump to get around. By coiling their body back, the blood-sucking invertebrates are able to throw themselves forward, potentially towards new prey. Some leeches aren’t just passive parasites but might actively hunt for food.

7. www.digitalcameraworld.com › news › leeches-can-jumpLeeches can jump – yes, jump – and it has been caught on ...

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   Jul 5, 2024 · The study, A jumping terrestrial leech from Madagascar, argues: "We provide the first conclusive evidence that at least one leech species (Chtonobdella sp. from Madagascar) can jump. For each jump, the leech coils back before taking off.

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   Jun 20, 2024 · The question: Can leeches jump? Yes, at least one kind of leech can, says Mai Fahmy, a conservation biologist now at the American Museum of Natural History and Fordham University in New York...

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    Jun 20, 2024 · In an ambition to prove that at least one species of terrestrial leech – Chtonobdella fallax, can jump, scientists from the American Museum of Natural History, Fordham University, and City...

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    Jun 22, 2024 · In a remarkable discovery, researchers have provided the first conclusive evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump. This behavior, which has been debated by scientists for over a century, was captured on video and analyzed in a new study.