Blood Sucking Japanese Mountain Leech

I found this leech (yama-biru) enjoying a blood meal on my foot while I was taking a break during a hike high in the mountains of central Japan. This video includes footage of the bloody wound the leech inflicted on my foot, so if you are shy of seeing blood you might not want to watch.

There are two main types of leech in Japan including the blood sucking type shown in this video as well as a much larger carnivorous variety. This latter leech is without sucking mouthparts and instead has a giant mouth which allows it to swallow prey nearly as large as the leech. Please see the video link below to view this fascinating carnivore of the moist forest floor taking on a giant earthworm.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vpv9P1KOVMQ

Please copy and paste the link above into your browser address field or search YouTube for the video titled 'Japan Mountain Leech vs. Giant Earthworm'

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• Japan
• mountain
• leech
• blood
• yama
• biru
• tokaido
• softypapa
• Kurt Bell

[darkstarwarp]

japan is such a beautiful place!

[softypapa]

@darkstarwarp I agree! Japan is indeed very beautiful! Have a great day! ~Kurt :-)

[69flamez69]

just like 2 say how jealous i am of ur travels i cant wait 2 travel aswell in january :D , ur videos are awesome and ur a interesting guy. i love ur videos! cheers Josh

[softypapa]

@69flamez69 Hi Josh! Thank you for your nice words. I'm looking forward to seeing you when you come to Japan and getting out in the mountains together. Hang in there and keep striving towards your wonderful goals! ~Kurt :-)

[doid1337]

Put it on your dick

[epicpersonable]

that is what you get when you go out side bare-footed

[tvadict1000]

hey Kurt what if you clean the wound will it still infect and have a great time in japan i envy you

[sakume]

... Japan looks beautiful. But it has WAY too many freaky things that want to kill/eat you.

[darkamaterasu1978]

Wow man. Never gotten bitten in my life. I just searched up leeches cause I love to see it's big fat body swell up when it eats blood. How fascinating is that!??

[VicariousReality7]

That is a funny looking ant

[Izlandzadi14]

I'm a person who loves nature, but those things disgust me more than just about any other insect or animal (excepting the camel spider) I don't know why, I think it's a bit of a phobia. If I saw one I would kill it on sight.

[OPworldwideIA]

@softypapa Yeah-yeah, just dont go there or you will grow a pair of tits.

[freedomchaser2402]

Luckily leeches are tiny here in uk

[abbybyrules]

I was bitten in the BUTT by one of those.. 2 hours later, I puked. :( but Dayum those things are big