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Do leeches have free will?

by STAR SCIENCE By Alfonso M. Albano, PhD - October 12, 2006 - 12:00am

If a leech (limatek, aka Hirudo medicinalis) is poked on its side, sometimes it swims, sometimes it crawls, sometimes it does nothing at all. For a supposedly simple animal, that is quite a remarkable repertoire...

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