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Horse-leech

Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

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Credit: Holger Krisp

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Comments: Horse Leech, Haemopis sanguisuga, family: Haemopidae, location: Southern Germany, Torfgrube

 

Credit: Christian Fischer

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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Comments: The Horse Leech, Haemopis sanguisuga

 

Horse-leech (Proverbs 30:15) — Both the medicinal leech and the horse-leech are frequently found in the streams, pools, and wells; they often attach themselves to the inside of the lips and nostrils of drinking animals, thereby causing them much pain.

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  • Proverbs 30:15
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​h/horse-leech.html. 2024.
 
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