Talk:Hematophagy

Assassin bugs
Assassin bug describes the feeding of assassin bugs as something different from hematophagy, and describes the bites of assassin bugs on humans in a way that sounds more like defense than feeding. Which is correct? Or is it both? Jon the Geek July 9, 2005 16:21 (UTC)
 * There is a kind of assassin bug (see Triatominae which bites mammalian hosts for the sake of feeding on blood. Rsabbatini 9 July 2005.

note on maggots
http://www.sclero.org/medical/symptoms/skin/digital-ulcers.html quotes The Seattle Times 08/04/04 on "maggot debridement therapy".

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75% leeches
I tagged the bit about leeches because on the leeches page it says, "All leech species are carnivorous. Some are predatory, feeding on a variety of invertebrates such as worms, snails, insect larvae, crustaceans, while a very few are haemophagic."
 * The Man in Question 18:10, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Convoluted
Certain sections of the article are difficult to understand, I think they would benefit from a rewrite or reorganisation.

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Blood sucking from vases?
Under the "Mechanism and evolution" section, it reads: 'blood is acquired either by sucking action directly from the vases'. Blood from vases? Huh? Maybe it's meant to be veins? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.107.236.88 (talk) 02:45, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Sanguivore
Is there a reason why this article does not mention the word "Sanguivore"?__DrChrissy (talk) 17:26, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Desmoteplase no longer promising
Desmoteplase is mentioned in this article as a hematophage-inspired drug that helps with strokes. A cursory glance at desmoteplase's wiki page reveals that the drug, unfortunately, didn't live up to the hype. Should this page be edited to reflect that? 83.212.233.180 (talk) 06:47, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Vampires
Vampires feed on the blood of humans and animals, so could they be mentioned here? --I Am the Pony Boy (talk) 01:31, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

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hembiochemical
Regarding the second paragraph in mechanism and evolution what does hembiochemical mean. I don't think that it's an actual term. I think we should rephrase this sentence. Any suggestions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epicsharkmonster (talk • contribs) 18:53, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Unsourced content

 * The "Human hematophagy" section is unsourced. Content such as "Sucking or licking one's own blood from a wound to clean it is also a common human behavior" needs sourcing or removal, as "common human behavior" is dubious. --  Otr500 (talk) 21:48, 5 April 2023 (UTC)