Vampire Animals: 5 Terrifying Bloodsuckers Living Among Us
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News18•21-01-2026, 14:44
Vampire Animals: 5 Terrifying Bloodsuckers Living Among Us
- •Leeches, resembling large earthworms, attach to animals and suck blood, also used in medical treatments for their anti-clotting properties.
- •Vampire bats, found in Central and South America, make small incisions on animals to lap up blood, often unnoticed by their hosts.
- •Vampire snails, or 'false tritons,' emerge at night in Sicily and West Africa to drink blood from sleeping fish, numbing the area before feeding.
- •Female mosquitoes worldwide drink blood to lay eggs, spreading diseases but also serving as food for other creatures and aiding pollination.
- •Ticks, ancient and resilient parasites, attach to various vertebrates, including pets and humans, to feed on blood, capable of surviving weeks without food.
Why It Matters: Some animals, like leeches, vampire bats, snails, mosquitoes, and ticks, survive solely by drinking blood.
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