Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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This video shows datasets of the measurements. This research was published in the journal Journal of the Royal Society Interface in the paper: Functional morphology of suction discs and attachment performance of the Mediterranean medicinal leech (Hirudo verbena Carena) by T. Kampowski et al. The doi link for the article is rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098/rsif.2016.0096