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April 16, 2010

The leech who likes to live up your nose

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A new species of leech has been found in Peru.  Having a single jaw and very large teeth, Tyrannobdella rex n. gen. n. sp. (to give it its full name) is particularly fond of infesting humans and living up their noses. Sound good? Read the full article, complete with gory photos.

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