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Found this on my toe after swimming in a lake [Solved: Leech] (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Jessica to c/whatisthisthing

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It was in a small lake in Washington, and I noticed it as I was about to drive home.

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[–] jennwiththesea 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you search "baby leeches" a forum question comes up, and the folks there identify something that looks exactly like this is a Planaria flatworm. https://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/40506-anyone-know-what-these-are/

[–] woefkardoes 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Planaria have triangular heads like in the link you posted, I agree with the others that OP's PIC is a leach.