Meet the Tyrant Leech King!

[GothmogII]

According to BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/], scientists have discovered a brand new species of leech, one that happens to enjoy dwelling in the confines of peoples noses.

The leech [http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47652000/jpg/_47652999_leech.jpg], appropriately titled: Tyrannobdella rex or 'tyrant leech king' was discovered in Peru in 2007 where it was plucked from the nose of a young girl. The creature apparently makes it's home in the more remote parts of darkest Amazon, and, seems to entertain a fondness for holing up in the nasal cavities of human beings, where it attaches itself to the mucous membrane.

Of particular interest to scientists is the idea that these leeches may have had a common ancestor way back when the world's landmass was primarily composed of the super-continent, Pangaea. And, that similar species shared the land with everyone's favourite extinct reptiles, the dinosaurs. A pleasant [http://roberthood.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/attack_of_the_giant_leeches_poster_01.jpg] thought no doubt.

Link to the original story [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8623332.stm]

 

[GreatVladmir]

Wow, so the Leech King is real, isn't he a level ?? Elite Boss then? Wow, that girl must be an ultra-high level.

Ok, I'm sorry bout that, but man that is freaky, still not as bad as that thing that can go up ya winker if ya twinker in the amazon. But I'd still hate to have one of those blitghers up me nose.

 

[GothmogII]

Wow, so the Leech King is real, isn't he a level ?? Elite Boss then? Wow, that girl must be an ultra-high level.

Ok, I'm sorry bout that, but man that is freaky, still not as bad as that thing that can go up ya winker if ya twinker in the amazon. But I'd still hate to have one of those blitghers up me nose.

Yeah, one of the few things that genuinely creeps me out is crawly things that can get inside you. I mean, I realise there's -already- plenty of those, organisms crawling all over the average human body that are so small as to be insignificant, not to mention many of those are pretty helpful like gut-flora. But, I just cringe at the idea of a nasty worm the size of my pinky rolling around my brain or intestines, or indeed one of these leeches up my nose without me knowing.

It's that abject terror of imagining look down at your nose and seeing this...tentacle just poking out, -looking- at you. *shudders*.

 

[The Rockerfly]

I think I can safely represent the vast majority of the escapist when I say this

[HEADING=1]"OH MY GOD WTF IS THAT?!?"[/HEADING]

 

[Soxafloppin]

The man above, tells no lies.

Death to the leech king!!

 

[case_orange]

Hey at least it's not the fish that holds up in your urethra. Seriously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Huh... my first instinct was Resident Evil (The "T" in T-Virus is short for Tyrant, and in the prequel game on the Gamecube, the zombie-creating substance were leeches) but I suppose Lich King references would work too.

 

[Instant K4rma]

That disturbs me. I mean, it has a human-like build. That's just not right.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

Yet more support for my entirely rational decision to never ever leave the American mid-west, where nature is not quite so horrifying.

 

[loremazd]

The picture isn't actually what it looks like... It's just a really big leech.

 

[VanityGirl]

Hey at least it's not the fish that holds up in your urethra. Seriously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru

Oh...my..gosh. Sick!

OT: Yeah, that's really gross. How do that know that the leech just didn't hole up in her nose?
Has anyone noticed that some of the weirdest creepy crawlers come from the Amazon?

 

[Doom moose]

that picture reminds me of the X files episodes with the leach man who lives in the sewers

 

[DigitalSushi]

Hey at least it's not the fish that holds up in your urethra. Seriously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru

Oh...my..gosh. Sick!

OT: Yeah, that's really gross. How do that know that the leech just didn't hole up in her nose?
Has anyone noticed that some of the weirdest creepy crawlers come from the Amazon?

That fish is attracted to amonia which is abundant in your pee, they say thats why it goes up there.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

That fish is attracted to amonia which is abundant in your pee, they say thats why it goes up there.

That was supposition, since a lot of the fish's prey had a high ammonia content, but they've tested that theory and found the fish doesn't even react to chemical indicators. You still shouldn't pee in the Amazon river though, as it expands the urethra - never know if a fish might swim up it!

 

[FalloutJack]

Ew, and get the fuck outta' mah nose.