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A New Bloodsucking Leech Species Found Hiding Outside Washington, D.C.
By: Leila Fadel | Peter Breslow | NPR
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Smithsonian researcher Anna Phillips led the recent discovery of the new medicinal species. Its superficial similarities to a North American leech species helped prevent its detection before.