The adventurer's base camp
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For maximum protection in the jungle
You can find leeches just about every-where in the forest: in shallow water and especially on wet rainforest trails.
They will bite you in lower leg areas like the ankles and they can bite trough loosely woven socks.
The leech bite itches and is very irritating and it can lead to infection very easily.
Using the Leech Proof Socks will prevent this.
Insects can transmit a variety of diseases, for example, malaria, dengue, and yellow fever.
It is important that you protect yourself against insect bites both at night and during the day, by using insect repellent, protective clothing, and a mosquito net.
- Dimensions: One size
- Weight: 90 g
- Material: Polyester/Polycotton
- Colour: Green
What does a leech do?
In the center of the front sucker is the mouth.
Using a few small teeth, it creates a wound and then the leech fills itself with blood.
When the animal wants to suck blood, it presses its jaw into the skin of the victim.
It immediately secretes a type of fluid that prevents the blood from clotting.
This allows the leech to absorb a larger amount of blood.
In the process, its body becomes three to four times thicker.
If the leech does not find a new victim, it can survive for months using the stored blood.
The danger of leeches
Never try to remove a leech by pulling in the middle of the animal.
If you attempt to remove the leech by squeezing it, sprinkling salt on it, holding something burning against it, or using any other method that disturbs the leech while feeding, the animal can inject digestive fluids containing bacteria into the open wound, creating a risk of infection.
Protect yourself against leeches
Leeches move along the bottom and plant stems by attaching themselves with their suckers and then moving the other side forward.
Wearing leech socks prevents leeches from attaching to the skin.
Thanks to the fine weave of the socks, the leech cannot reach the skin.
Normal socks do not have this property, allowing the leech to easily penetrate through the sock.
