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[–] MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 15 points 4 weeks ago

In the 1970s, Dr. Roy Sawyer discovered two adult specimens in a pond located in French Guiana. One of these leeches, dubbed Grandma Moses, founded a successful breeding colony at UC Berkeley. This specimen produced 750 offspring.

Oh god it's like Jurassic Park but infinitely more horrifying