{"id":3333,"date":"2007-09-09T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-09T08:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/09\/disgusting-news-of-the-day-a-l.html"},"modified":"2007-09-09T08:03:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-09T08:03:00","slug":"disgusting-news-of-the-day-a-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/09\/disgusting-news-of-the-day-a-l.html","title":{"rendered":"Disgusting news of the day: a leech invasion in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20070906\/od_nm\/japan_leeches_odd_dc;_ylt=AlB4V9VznpOJWFH_PjGg7yoSH9EA\">Ewww<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>  Long confined to the mountains, Japanese leeches are invading residential areas, causing swelling, itching and general discomfort with their blood-thirsty ways.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The little suckers are riding into towns and villages, hitching lifts on deer and boar whose numbers have grown due to re-forestation and dwindling rural populations.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yamabiru will climb into people&#8217;s socks and stay for about an hour, growing five to 10 times in size. Unlike with water leeches, people don&#8217;t immediately realize they&#8217;ve been bitten. Only later when they see their blood-soaked feet, do they realize what has happened,&#8221; said Shigekazu Tani, the institute&#8217;s director.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The real problem is that the bleeding won&#8217;t stop and the affected area swells up and really itches,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ewww: Long confined to the mountains, Japanese leeches are invading residential areas, causing swelling, itching and general discomfort with their blood-thirsty ways. [&#8230;] The little suckers are riding into towns and villages, hitching lifts on deer and boar whose numbers have grown due to re-forestation and dwindling rural populations. 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