Blood can be a rich source of nutrients that is utilized by many insects
and other animals. Wikipedia has a good entry on obligate and non
obligate hematophagy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematophagy
Richard Martyniak,
Entomologist-Curmudgeon
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com
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