tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279383916069404191.post2866107469276438124..comments2023-10-28T22:10:19.131+08:00Comments on Nature lover: LEECHES, THE SMALL CRAWLY AND THE BIG SWIMMING ONESazaharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18298768053860955549noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279383916069404191.post-25095060215835642992010-03-19T14:20:48.998+08:002010-03-19T14:20:48.998+08:00Now even hospitals use leeches to suck out 'ba...Now even hospitals use leeches to suck out 'bad blood' from gangrenes, swollen ares of the body, etc etc<br /><br />So blood-thirst were the leeches that humans with similar tendencies are often referred to as 'lintah darat' (lan leeches)<br /><br />The way leech farmers feed their leeches seem cruel, even to me. They use catfish or eels to feed their leeches.<br /><br />Imagine many many leeches sucking the fish's blood! They become so pale in no time!<br /><br />We are lucky in that we do not have vampire bats here. They ahve them in North and south america and even in Europe and Australia.<br /><br />They not only suck blood but also transmit rabies and bat lyssavirus to human.azaharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298768053860955549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279383916069404191.post-90192717974380204382010-03-19T14:01:37.963+08:002010-03-19T14:01:37.963+08:00I used to rub salts to prevent leeches on both of ...I used to rub salts to prevent leeches on both of my hands and legs to catch those fighting fishes. Leeches are ugly creatures and they walk with inverted "U" style, from head to head or tail to tail. If they could wriggle, maybe would not be so hated by the women!<br /><br />I just paid for 3 wild fighting fishes to be kept at home instead of going through again the leech biting experience.<br /><br />The buffalo leeches are big ones and some old Chinese medicine men used them to suck out bad blood from wounds to induce fresh blood for faster cure. I suppose your wound healed faster after that bite!<br /><br />Everything that goes with blood is disgusting, be it the vampires or even the mosquitoes. My place in Geliga is always full of Aedes mosquitos and they swarm you like a battalion of soldiers whenever you step out of the house!Martin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194281718414566973noreply@blogger.com