Japan Mountain Leech Ambush

[lunarpride]

The way it moves from leaf to leaf is pretty cool!

[jmcdermid]

Who needs horror movies when you can just look up insects on Youtube?

[gagoon5596]

yep! now I'm never going to Japan, LOL jk I know creatures like these are everywhere and leaches have helped science and medicine greatly but they are still gross as hell.

[MultiArman1996]

i need it for my sparrow

[rbmaserang]

Yeah its funny until they sneak their eggs into your body. they eat their way around. then, come out from under your eyelids, out your ass hole and/or your vagina.. they eat heart tissue lung tissue, they eat thru your intestinal wall, thats how they get to your heart and lungs, and uterus. i heard a doctor went there on vacation, he had leeches in him for 6 years until he felt one crawling across his eye. then he died, autopsy revealed a colony of 3,000 in his colon. and 27 in his brain.

[armand111]

@rbmaserang Sorry but those are not leeches they sound like a type of ROUND worm

[HanZehKaJin]

DId it get u in the end ?

[kccheesepie2]

note to self. if tyou see one of these things RUN FOR YOUR FRICKING LIFE.

[X3kawaiichan]

you're really brave... if i were you i would be making mikuru sounds o.o

[ThePkarz]

do you always take your camera while hiking?

[marsakka]

the leech senses you because they detect the carbon dioxide that animals exhale

[HackerHater2011]

so if i run barefoot through there and swim in the shrubbery how many do you think i could get on myself? :D

[rlwieneke]

@HackerHater2011 If you are wearing boxers, you better count weenies. Any more than one and you're in trouble.

[Mimorii]

"I think it knows I'm here." I lol'ed XD you made that creepy crawlier almost sound cute!

[thegriffinwolf]

also i lawl'd when the leech got your finger lol.

[thegriffinwolf]

could a bunch of leeches kill a small warm blooded animal by sucking its blood dry?

[TraptInAsylum]

Oh jeez, that looks awesome it a freaky way

[legendaryDoosh]

HeHe, Did The Leech Get You In The End? :D Haha

[disbetiny]

this just gave me a real appreciation for nature :)

[grettagrids]

@kasetizell No but there are dancing leech videos!! :) anyhow some of us like them for pets and use to releive pain and swelling. it works!!! google leech therapy once.

[gamer19191]

that leach was a distraction, there is like 10 behind him

[namitsu1]

I sure hope i dont get particles of these in my sencha

[hunterofthenite]

XD that was epic it was all like ima comein

to get u

[gTauTomaTisch]

Oh men if the leech is enter to your body!! looks amazing shit!!

i hate leech!!

[Xalogel]

Lol it was so excited. But then he fell. Aww.

[lostcause525]

It's fun to watch it squirm around but, freaky that it's out for blood...

[Deo059]

"where did that human go?" lol, i live in a very swampy area so we get a lot of leeches you have to watch out or else you'll have a few stuck to you or worse ticks DX

[adythekiller]

Untill now i knew that leeches are only in water ...

[CordyBear1]

This little sucker (lol) is a ninja leech!

[HelluSINation]

I live in Washington and have seen leeches before at lakes and what not but none that move like these ones do! cool and entertaining vid.

[asiancowboy69]

Omfg I bet it would be fun to sleep there over night under the stars! haha

[midnightassassin13]

"look how fast it goes"

and its like half an inch from you..

I would freaked the fuck out..

GREAT video, subscribed.

[johnknoefler]

I would of let him have a meal. He looks hungry.

[grettagrids]

@johnknoefler my pet leeches like people like you:)

[TehRealAnonymous]

What a beast it is! ;)

[mollatal]

I think its kinda cute.

[mollatal]

I think its kinda cute.

[wdermid]

I swear if those things can jump, I will never go outside D;

[bonnybeatrice]

i'd die of fright if i met one of these leeches... ;(

[holyshitcockballs]

Aren't you the same guy who's found all 800 of the other mountain leeches on these videos?

[Defaultbomb11]

I ahve always wandered what japan was like now I know.... SCARY!

[CSofoDaMofo]

yeah i always thought leeches in water were disgusting. nevermind leeches that walk on land. this blows my mind haha

[Karltheork]

My, but you do seem to find a lot of leeches. You must be looking positively anemic by now.

[4Deadserious]

I like the way you think, Its a beautifully creepy creature, lets poke it with a stick!

[ziggy36]

I saw on tv show they home in on breath,so if you see one blow on it,and watch what it does.

[gTauTomaTisch]

w0w,the leech looks creepy!

[softypapa]

@gTauTomaTisch They are pretty creepy. Especially when the are racing to catch up and grap hold of your shoes! Thanks for watching! ~Kurt ;-)

[grettagrids]

@softypapa  there kinda cute. I have medicinal leeches and they act strange at times lol. yes they ARE smart. leeches have 32 brains I read.

[Svxji]

wow cool!

u sound really ok with nature, id have a problem being so close to a blood sucker

[softypapa]

@Svxji I'll confess to being a little disturbed when I stop on a hike and spot these things moving across the ground to get at me. Tends to keep me moving... Thanks for watching! -Kurt :-)

[XsaadowX]

Jesus Christ, that's the most terrifying thing I've ever seen. Seriously, when it 'runs' across that stick I would've pinched off a loaf in my slacks.

[softypapa]

@XsaadowX Thanks for watching and

commenting. Your final comment was

great. I feel that way myself sometimes

when I stop and see these little buggers

spinning cartwheels across the ground to get me! -Kurt :-)

[XsaadowX]

@softypapa Hey, its cool, nothing like a late youtube to teach you things about the world. Reminds me of the worms in an old game I played once on genesis. They'd run end over end and if they touched you they'd stab you with a needle and you'd tank. These must've been the inspiration!

[o0oRESHIRAMo0o]

@softypapa did the leach bite u at the end of the vid?

[grettagrids]

@XsaadowX leech bites don't hurt at all. they secerete a numbing substance. Sometime I will video my knee getting a leech treatment:) yes, I am a girl. more like tomboy. I love leeches<3

[XsaadowX]

@grettagrids I'll have to take your word on it, I'd be nervous of infection or disease from them. I think they're cool, don't get me wrong, and its awesome you have more experience with them, I'd just not try to put myself in a position to find out personally :P

[Belikel]

@grettagrids pet leeches? Sounds cute ^^ When I come to japan I will try to get a few of those mountain leeches to keep them in a nice large terrarium :)

[muace03]

hhahaha HE GOT BIT sorry (evil laugh)

[devol264]

if i ever found one on me id honestly scream like a girl then run around smacking it :D

[nativeisdabest]

hey softyP. i think the leech knows its prey is close by sensing body heat or maybe even the Co2 we exhale. just like some ticks in Africa that actually hunt for there meal.

[pistupher]

lol does it hurt when you pull it off?

[cspence16]

coz it rips off the skin its lached on too.....

[stupidvampiretwat]

Lol, oh shi, ninja leeches

[viper90988]

lol funny leech ^^

[EpicFailGirl]

Lol at you trying to remove it with your bare fingers.

[askurmomma]

dude ur sli smart about these mountain leeches, even tho i h8 leeches, i like ur vids

[me4everyoung]

lol wow.. i also hait leaches...

[MalumZeth]

You should collect some and put them in an enemy's bed or inside their clothes =)

[jakeman52]

there bite puts an anestetic(i cants spell) or morphen to make it so you dont feel it

[nagmashdriver]

Squish the fucker!!!

[grettagrids]

@nagmashdriver >:( those help relieve my knee pain!!! well the medicinal leeches do. And they are not cheap at 8$ each.

[jetsrule5125]

wait i have a question. Were you like raised in the USA then moved to Japan because you have no japanese acent and im not making fun of japanese people because im half myself. So please answer my question i just wanna know. =] TOM=]

[ObsessedWithDragonz]

jetsrule. Half japanese, Name is Tom. >_________> Do I know you?

[jetsrule5125]

lol ya people dont think im japanese at all because my name is tommy o'sullivan because my fathers side is all irish my moms side is all japeneze

[ObsessedWithDragonz]

I just meant I thought I knew you because I know a half Japanese guy called Tom, lol :P not you, never mind!

[jetsrule5125]

ohh...lol ok haha

[striper991]

woa, leeches can also be found in tea fields. I always thought they can only be found in water.

[Rilyn666]

their fuckin horrid

[softypapa]

I've had several of these leeches bite me and in every case I never felt any pain. I only noticed the leeches after the were accidentally knocked off and I spotted the copious blood coming from the bite wounds. The blood kept coming for a long time yet I never felt any pain. -Kurt :-)

[softypapa]

Hello welcomeback444, I tried searching google for "worlds biggest leech" and was able to see a video of a creature much larger than any I have seen here in Japan. I suspect then that the leeches here are not the largest. Thanks for asking this great question. -Kurt :-)

[mohamadfajri]

Hi there softypapa.. How about you try search "lintah" in you tube. It's a local name for leeches in Malaysia. I think leeches here are pretty aggresive..

[softypapa]

Thanks for the suggestion. I looked it up and was very impressed with these large and aggressive leeches. Thanks again for sharing! :-)

[Smeechez]

hello i was wondering did you used to live in america but then move to japan? and how long have you been living in japan?

[softypapa]

Hello Smeechez, Thank you for watching and commenting. I was indeed raised in the USA (California) though I have been in Japan for a total of seven years. The contrasts between the cultures are many though the similarities are there as well. Thanks again! -Kurt (softypapa)

[iluvminirexes]

the whole time i was thinking, "get that thing off your shoe!!"

did he get your finger? *shudder*

[softypapa]

Hello iluvminirexes, Thank you for watching our video. No, the leech did not get hold of my finger though I was afraid that it would. I'm glad that it is now too cold for these creatures though I will certainly be more careful after the weather warms up again next year. Thanks again for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[dexx2233]

hehe, lol.. the last 5 seconds are funny :D

[anthonyparillo]

i'm really intereste in these leech video's of yours. perhaps you could post more like this. i'm also wondering how in fact you spotted something just by walking by unless of course you were looking for 1.

[theoldtokaido]

Hello anthonyparillo, Thanks for watching and commenting. Mountain leeches were quite plentiful this year during the rainy season and therefore it was not hard to find them while walking about the countryside. The one big leech could not be missed as it was so large and brightly colored. I hope to see more next year! Thanks again for dropping by! -Kurt :-)

[anthonyparillo]

np and is this another 1 of your youtube accounts you use to do videos on japan?

[yollam]

Thanks for posting. I have never seen or heard of one of these things in Fukuoka. I can see why you're fascinated by them, they are interesting in creepy way. Their movement is incredible.

[softypapa]

Hello yollam, I agree that these little animals are amazing! They were especially numerous this year in the mountain valleys of Shizuoka prefecture where I like to explore. However, after three or four months of hiking around with these things chasing after me I've become a very caution hiker, taking dainty steps whenever I pass through dense ground cover or wet ground. My father-in-law tells me that they will even drop from the trees on unsuspecting passerby. Yikes! -Kurt :-)

[Luminasita]

Ouch, he got you anyway!! (I agree about you being quite brave- I would of just knocked it off and left) Thanks for posting it though, it's almost like national geographic. I've heard some soft clinking in your last few videos, is that just the lens cap to the camera? ~Kat

[softypapa]

Hi Kat, Thanks for braving the wild world of the Japanese Mountain Leech with me. People must think I'm leech-crazy lately though with all the rain we've had the little critters are everywhere and the opportunities for filming seem endless. Yes, the sound you are hearing is the lens cap. Thanks for mentioning this as I will try to keep it in control in the future. Thanks again! -Kurt :-)

[davevegas03]

This time this one had no lunch on u lol. U r brave to hold on to that stick till the end. Well the leech had the last laugh in the end hun.