Eyes need to absorb light to see, and stomachs contain food, which may either be opaque or glowing.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
These vampiric bugs use needle-like mouthpieces to locate a capillary and inject saliva containing anesthetics and anticoagulants into its host allowing blood to flow freely into their stomachs for several minutes.
For two years, the 33-year-old sewing operator didn’t have enough money to fill her family’s bellies and fend off the debt collectors at the same time.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
And as a big bonus, the feeder also keeps the bellies of other small critters full, too, which means lots of bird- and critter-watching year round.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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