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  2. Hematophagy - Wikipedia

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    Hematophagy (sometimes spelled haematophagy or hematophagia) is the practice by certain animals of feeding on blood (from the Greek words αἷμα haima "blood" and φαγεῖν phagein "to eat"). Since blood is a fluid tissue rich in nutritious proteins and lipids that can be taken without great effort, hematophagy is a preferred form of ...

  3. List of deadliest animals to humans - Wikipedia

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    The Deadliest Animal in the World, Gates Notes; These Are The Top 15 Deadliest Animals on Earth, Science Alert; Top 10 Deadliest Animals To Humans In The World, Toptenia; The 25 Most Dangerous Animals In The World, List 25; The Most Dangerous Animals in the World, Animal Danger; Top 10 Most Dangerous Animals In The World, Conservation Institute

  4. List of venomous animals - Wikipedia

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    Many venomous animals, such as this greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata), are brightly colored or can display bright colors to warn potential predators. Numerous animal species naturally produce chemical toxins which are used to kill or incapacitate prey or as a defense against predators.

  5. What are the deadliest animals in Oklahoma? Ranking dangerous ...

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    Oklahoma's diverse landscape features a number of animals, insects, fish and other critters that occupy the Sooner State. ... but can be dangerous for small children or people with chronic health ...

  6. Bed bug season is here; here's how to avoid unwanted ... - AOL

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    Bed bugs are nocturnal bloodsuckers who prefer to feed on humans. N.C.-based A-1 Pest Control offers some parameters for identifying bed bugs: They are no bigger than the size of an apple seed and ...

  7. Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise

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    The fact that these earliest-known mosquitoes are bloodsucking males, Azar added, "means that originally the first mosquitoes were all hematophagous - no matter whether they were males or females ...

  8. Triatoma infestans - Wikipedia

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    Triatoma infestans, commonly called winchuka [1] or vinchuca [2] in Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Chile, barbeiro in Brazil, chipo in Venezuela and also known as "kissing bug" or "barber bug" in English, is a blood-sucking bug (like virtually all the members of its subfamily Triatominae) and the most important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi which can lead to Chagas disease.

  9. Bloodsucking species alive and well - AOL

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    Nov. 25—CHEMULT — Using hook and line to ply the waters of Miller Lake all summer, Jordan Ortega caught brown trout with an unlikely purpose in mind, and it panned out in spades. Ortega would ...