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  2. Widow skimmer - Wikipedia

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    Widow skimmers have large bulky bodies, with large heads. Adults have a steely blue body area but juveniles are yellow with brown stripes. [2] Eyes are also large and close together meeting in the middle of the head. [3] They have three pairs of legs. Legs are black in color. They have two pairs of wings: forewings and hindwings.

  3. Palpopleura sexmaculata - Wikipedia

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    Palpopleura sexmaculata, [2] commonly known as the Asian widow or blue-tailed yellow skimmer, [3] [4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in several countries in South , East and Southeast Asia , but is no longer believed to occur in Sri Lanka .

  4. 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 ...

  5. Blood as food - Wikipedia

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    Blood as food is the usage of blood in food, religiously and culturally.Many cultures consume blood, often in combination with meat.The blood may be in the form of blood sausage, as a thickener for sauces, a cured salted form for times of food scarcity, or in a blood soup. [1]

  6. Common whitetail - Wikipedia

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    The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance.The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm or 2 inches long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look.

  7. Is the 'world's ugliest fish' actually delicious? Here's how ...

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    Ingredients: 4 black scabbard fish filets. 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly-squeezed. Salt and pepper. 1 clove garlic, minced. 1 cup flour. 1 egg, beaten

  8. Rynchops - Wikipedia

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    The black skimmer has an additional adaptation and is the only species of bird known to have slit-shaped pupils. [ 4 ] the forehead, ends of the secondaries, tail feathers and under parts are white, the rest of the plumage is black and the basal half of the bill is crimson. [ 5 ]

  9. File:6. Widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa), female, Houston ...

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