vampire bat
Winged nocturnal bloodsucker
A vampire bat is a small Central and South American bat that feeds on blood, making shallow cuts in sleeping animals and lapping the wound.
Unlike most bats, vampire bats can walk and even run on the ground to approach prey.
The name extends metaphorically to people who exploit or drain others.
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- roostingSettling to sleep aloft
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- hollow treeTree with empty interior
fur · warm-blooded · pup · suckling · gestation · Central America · South America · Mexico
Legendary Transylvanian vampire
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- Nosferatu1922 German vampire film
horror · supernatural · bloodsucker · coffin · Halloween · spooky · Count · castle
Fatal bite-transmitted encephalitis
- transmissionSending of information
- zoonoticDisease from animals
- livestock diseaseIllness afflicting farm animals
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
infection · outbreak · bite wound · veterinary · culling · population control · Latin America · endemic
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
hollow tree · fur · warm-blooded · pup · suckling · gestation · Central America · South America · Mexico · tropical
Dracula
Legendary Transylvanian vampire
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
Nosferatu · horror · supernatural · bloodsucker · coffin · Halloween · spooky · Count · castle · legend
rabies
Fatal bite-transmitted encephalitis
- transmissionSending of information
- zoonoticDisease from animals
- livestock diseaseIllness afflicting farm animals
public health · infection · outbreak · bite wound · veterinary · culling · population control · Latin America · endemic
blood-feeding
Deriving sustenance from plasma
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- bitePierce with teeth
incisors · lapping · host · livestock · cattle · prey · parasitic · engorge · plasma · vein
echolocation
Navigation through reflected sound
agile · wingbeat · aerial · airborne · maneuver · crawling · quadrupedal · launch · landing · low flight
vampire batfruit bat
Fruit-eating winged mammal
flying fox · mutualist · megabat · frugivore · nectarivore
vampire batbutterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
hummingbird · honeybee · fruit bat · flying fox · ladybug