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Episode 134 – Sanguivores (Blood-Eaters)

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The Benefits of Getting a Blood Meal

The process of going to get your food is not that different from other things that have to seek it out. But dealing with it is where it gets different, yes. So in these cases, once these lineages hit upon the benefits of getting a blood meal, then your selective pressures can take over for adapting the digestive system and all that. It could be a thing where youre not able to really feed on blood, but a taste of it gives you, you get enough of it, you get something from the blood. There's a benefit there. Well, like we said, tons of blood feeders are only partime blood feeders, yes. I wonder if there are any

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