Do not use water with salt or chorine it in, non-chlorinated tap water in most areas is suitable for leeches or lake water would be the best. Do not use distilled water alone because its extreme purity can be harmful to the leeches' metabolic balance. Keep the water clean. Change the water when it shows signs of becoming dirty or polluted. Live Delivery Guarantee Update! Orders placed after Central Standard time will be shipped the following shipping day.
If you do not select overnight shipping and the leeches are delayed in shipping and arrive dead, we will not refund or replace them. If you select FedEx 2 Day and the leeches arrive dead, we will replace the leeches, you will have to pay the shipping again.
Priority mail tries to deliver in two to three days, but it is not a guarantee. If weather conditions are hot 75 degrees or higher or cold 40 degrees or less in your area, please select next day delivery with FedEx.
Please allow an extra day, should is not a guarantee of next day delivery. Guarantee: You must be home when bait is delivered! If you have a problem, we need to be contacted within 24 hours of delivery. If bait is dead, you MUST email a photo of the dead worms within 24 hours of delivery. You will be notified by e-mail if this occurs.
Please check JUNK mail for any e-mails. I cannot sell to North Dakota residents only to people with a bait dealers license. Leeches and worms showed up very fast and in great shape. There are currently no questions about this product.
Ask a Question. Live Worm Delivery Guarantee Update! If you do not select overnight shipping and the worms are delayed in shipping and arrive dead, we will not refund or replace them. The victims suffered anemia, resulting in death. In cases treated with blood transfusions, the patients have survived. Not to forget, as recently as , a 65 year old man in Turkey was rushed to ER with leech bites.
Fortunately, he survived after receiving 8 units of frozen plasma. Still, most of the time, leeches are low to no risk. Their bad reputation comes from their blood-sucking nature and their virtually alien genetics. A blue whale is big. And not the way other animals are. But in a blue whale, their blood alone weighs 14, lbs. An entire blue whale is more like , kg about twice the weight of a space shuttle.
So depending on the size of the leeches it would take about thousand to 2. Or about thousand to 1. Having two sets of genitalia is maybe the least weird thing about leech biology. Leech bodies divide evenly into 32 segments. Fans of the Predator movie series are no stranger to green blood. In humans, Haemoglobin is the primary protein in our blood. In many leeches, the protein Chlorocruorin is the dominant protein.
This protein causes the greenish colour. The blood is a darker green when oxygenated. Some marine worms have green blood whereas others like the subtly named, penis worm , have purple blood. Horseshoe crabs have blue blood that is hugely important for modern medicine. And the Antarctic Ocean has its own fascinating weirdo in the ocellated icefish, with its colourless blood.
Most of our leeches are caught in the spring time and early summer in ponds and marshes and can be kept alive for most of the year. We offer several size options at affordable prices. Our leeches are firm, fresh and extremely healthy. Jumbo and extra large leeches usually run about inches long. Large leeches run about inches when fully extended. Extra large and large leeches are typically used for Walleye and bass.
Our medium leeches, inches long offers the average size leech that appeals to both large and small fish. Small leeches are great for panfish and at about 1 inch long they are at perfect size for helping you catch your daily bag limit. Buying leeches by the pound saves you time and money! All Rights Reserved. Selling Quality Live Bait Since Bait Pricing.
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