Hematophagy

Hematophagy is the habit of certain animals to feed on blood. Blood is rich in proteins. Examples of animals that feed on blood are mosquitoes, vampire bats and leeches.

A mosquito drawing a blood meal from a human host. A droplet of blood is expelled from the abdomen after feeding. This mosquito is also known because it can spread Malaria

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