In a forested region of Angola where a cliff separates the landscape, a new species of butterfly was discovered. /iStockphoto ...

The new leech species has three jaws, five pairs of eyes aligned in a U-shape, a disc-shaped “caudal sucker” for attachment, ...

via Wikimedia Commons Did you know that there are around 480 different types of leeches that live in freshwater areas and approximately 100 species that can be found in the ocean? Interestingly, there ...

Published April 8 | Read More | Cave-dweller with three jaws found feeding on bat blood is new species in China The new cave-dwelling leech species is believed to exist solely on bat blood ...

Researchers manually removed a specimen and three others like it for further study, later revealing it to be a new species of “bloodsucking land leech,” according to a study published April 8 ...