Comments on: Biolblitz and Freshwater Life https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2013/07/bioblitz-and-freshwater-life/ Natural History Illustration - for books, magazines & packaging Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:02:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2013/07/bioblitz-and-freshwater-life/#comment-165 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:02:04 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3230#comment-165 In reply to Dr. Ashish Sharma.

Hello Dr Sharma

The leech illustrated is the Medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis. It’s much rarer now in the UK than it used to be, I believe the species is very sensitive to pollutants. Hope this helps?

Lizzie

]]> By: Dr. Ashish Sharma https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2013/07/bioblitz-and-freshwater-life/#comment-163 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:39:28 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3230#comment-163 Dear Sir/Madam
Can you please provide the scientific nomenclature and other details of the leech variety shown here in this page?

Regards

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