Record #:

22387

Author(s):

Beane, Jeff

Abstract:

Ticks, mosquitoes, leeches, and fleas may not be among your favorite creatures on the planet, but they all have one thing in common--they see people and animals as a food source, especially that nutritious elixir known as blood. Beane describes some of these blood suckers.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Jul/Aug 2014, p36-38, il

Subject(s):

Bloodsucking insects