[at-l] leeches???

[bettysue@mcintyres.com (betty sue allen)]

Sure, there are leeches in Maine.  Last Aug. 15, I wanted to swim  in Crawford Pond, but I was a little skittish about leeches.  Sarah, a Mainer, told me that leeches have to have warm
conditions, so they hang around shallow, warmer water.  So if you get past the shallows, you don't get as many leeches.  The swim was wonderfully refreshing, and I only found two cute
little leeches on my feet when I got out.  They are really easy to pull off!
"Blister Sister"

"Elizabeth A. Foshion" wrote:

> Been reading journals and it sounds like there's a lot of wading in ME. Are there leeches in any of those waters? Or elsewhere.
>
> My one phobia - started with Stephen King (damn him) and reinforced by moving to MI. Yuck!  Swimming with water moccasins in TX never bothered me as much as the thought of LEECHES.
>
> Raised on too many 50' giant bug movies I guess. (And why did being exposed to radiation automatically mean that you got really big and developed an appetite for human flesh?)
>
> Squirrel Girl
>
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