Bloodsuckers.

[johnridley]

Did a long-overdue pruning back in the pond today - I removed about 2/3 of the water grass growing in it. The stuff had really gone nuts and there was a thick matt of roots all along the bottom.

When I got out, I found I had brought along about 100 or so passengers. They're cute and all, but after getting my camera they had a date with a container of salt and a hose.

Comments

[isherempress.livejournal.com]

Wow, those are much smaller than I would've expected. Even so: eeewwww!

Thank you for grossing me out today. If this is as bad as it gets, I'll survive. ;-) xoxo

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

They really tickle.

There's nothing for them to feed on in the pond, so they never get more than just tiny.

When I think leeches, I normally think of the ones we saw in Canada; they were a foot long and swam across the lakes. We'd see them while in the boat.

Identifying parasites

[mhagerman.livejournal.com]

Are those leeches, or IRS agents? They're so hard to tell apart.