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Solenophagie

Solenophagie Definition Solenophagy (from the Greek "solen" = tube/channel and "phagein" = to eat) is a feeding method of blood-sucking insects (solenophagous insects) in which they pierce directly into a blood vessel (capillary) in order to actively absorb the blood from this vessel. They use ve...

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