Aquarium Micro Gallery

Once you look closer into your portable aquarium Eco-system, you will notice that there is much more happening in there than just your fish. Thousands of different kinds or microscopic life forms will develop inside an aquarium system. Have a peek.

10/17/2007

Leeches - Theromyzon tessulatum


Fresh water leeches are parasitic. They will suck onto a fish and feed on blood. On those two photos above one can clearly see young leeches developing inside the big one. Leeches are viviparous, they give birth to fully formed small leeches.

Photos by Dusko Bojic.

posted by Dusko Bojic aka Che Guebuddha @ 12:22 PM