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Old 10-10-06, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Freeflow
At 6m at Guildy last weekend I picked up a flat stone. On it were [a] a brown thing that looked like a lump of snot about 4mm across, then it stretched itself to 12mm long and then contracted again. It was light brown-ish.

[b] The other thing was a lighter brown and 8-10mm long. It had lots of legs and some feelers at the head end.

Anyone got any idea what I saw? I have tried an internet search for freshwate wildlife to no avail.

Probably shouldn't have typed in snot monster though.
I've got [a] for you. It's a leech. I have a massive and serious issue with Leeches. It's a worm, without a head - but with teeth.

I can't deal with that.

In foreign parts with rain forests there are terrestrial leeches that are up to a foot long. They can feel your footsteps as you appraoch, and sometimes you can see the path "moving" in front of you as they get ready to bite.
*uck me, that's grim.
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