Leeches

Yesterday, Feb 13th, we took a walk down the road to check the flooding and returned with leeches sucking on our flesh. They’re a huge nuisance around here ... quick little suckers that find a way to your blood even when we wear galoshes -- stylish designer galoshes, of course! Anyway, Susan had a leech on her leg during the walk and took it off. Several hours later she was commenting on how she had never seen a leech bite clot so quickly (they will typically bleed for hours from the anticoagulation effect). When I looked at it, it looked like a big clot hanging from her leg, but Susan then discovered it was moving. The leech was still attached to her leg (gross!) and was all swollen with her blood. They are so disgusting!

After our walk today we both had more leeches, You have to always check your body after a walk. These things wait on the grass until they sense the body heat of someone or something and then seize the opportunity to attach themselves for a meal. I guess they eventually fall off when they get heavy enough with your blood. Just know they move quickly under your clothing to warm, moist places (use your imagination!) Frequently, the first sign is a little itchy spot.

Well, I thought you would enjoy being grossed out by these blood-letting stories ... :)