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Bloodsucking meaning
That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. | parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
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But the studio has also shown that Dracula can be interpreted in many different ways, including the bloodsucking monster that the original Bram Stoker novel introduced.
Scientists warn thatlonger mosquito seasons could heighten the risk of outbreaks of diseases carried by the bloodsucking insects, such as dengue and malaria.
Actually, it’s far less sinister: a new species of a bloodsucking leech.
Repulsive little bloodsucking disease vectors.
Somewhere in the room you hear the buzz of a mosquito, but you’re too tired to get up and deal with it, so you cower beneath the sheet in the hope that the thin membrane of fabric will protect you from the inevitable bloodsucking.
The Panhandle yellow fly is a vicious, aggressive, bloodsucking insect.
Apart from bloodsucking, the females generally also drink assorted fluids rich in dissolved sugar, such as nectar and honeydew, to obtain the energy they need.
Bloodsucking mosquitoes, depending on species, sex, and weather conditions, have potential adult lifespans ranging from as short as a week to as long as several months.
Furthermore, Dolphin was noted to have confused fictional (bloodsucking) vampires with those of folklore, many of whom were not noted to drink blood.
He recounts the events of his investigation in his book Candiru: Life and Legend of the Bloodsucking Catfishes. citation Spotte met Dr. Samad in person and interviewed him at his practice and home.
In typical bloodsucking species, the female has an elongated proboscis.
The innate sexuality of bloodsucking can be seen in its intrinsic connection with cannibalism and folkloric one with incubus -like behaviour.
The second album of Austrian horror punk band Bloodsucking Zombies From Outer Space is called A Night at Grand Guignol (2005).