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BLOODSUCKERS For mosquitoes, midges, and vampire moths, dinner is a drop of blood sucked out of a living animal, such as a cow, sheep, or person. Vampire moths in Malaysia can feed on the same animal for an hour.

Some insects eat members of their own family. A baby gall-midge lives inside its mother and eats her from the inside out! Female praying mantises are bigger than males. After they have mated, the male needs to escape. Otherwise, the female bites the male’s head off and eats him.

This picture shows a close-up of a common housefly drinking water. 7

An assassin bug attacks its prey. 7

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