I am not one to be overly squeamish of the odd things found around here on the Bayou. There are some critters that I do prefer to avoid such as a cottonmouth, a tongue-eating louse and perhaps a few of the highly venomous spiders. Other critters usually do not bother me...until...until today. I found a couple of odd looking critters as I pulled the circulating pump from Puddle Pond. Had I known these things were lurking among the hyacinths, you would have never caught me knee-deep in the water as I cleaned the pond during the summer months! The water snake...fine. These? No way.
When I pulled the pump from the pond, I noticed two flat critters stuck to the bottom. Uh, oh! Even though I have never seen any before, I knew what these were...LEECHES! Ugh! Yeah, well...those things can go away...far away. I am NOT a fan.
Now that I found two, it makes me wonder how they got in the little concrete pond, how many others are there and how do I get rid of them? Perhaps, letting the pond sit dry for a few weeks would do the trick. Since there are no fish in the pond (only frogs during the summer) and I am not afraid to put the hyacinths in the compost pile, a dry pond would pose no problem. Bat, the cat, will have to find another source of water...like his drinking bowl!
As soon as this rainy season comes to an end, the pond will be drained! I shall be leech-free! The uglies will be gone....I hope! Be gone, ugly leeches! Be gone!
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