What Are Vampires It wants to suck your blood In the dark of night it swoops in It bites your neck Slurp It swallows your blood Then it flies off looking for its next victim Scary Is it a vampire Yes But it is not the type you read about in stories It is a mosquito And it is one of many bloodsucking animals 4 Mosquitos want to suck your blood They use a tube-like mouth to drink blood
Are all mosquitos bloodsuckers Q 6 You’ve probably been bitten by a mosquito before They leave itchy bites
Bloodsuckers of the Sky The vampires in stories have many different ways to find their victims But a mosquito senses heat and movement It detects the air you breathe out It lands on your arm Then it stabs with two needle like tubes One stops blood from clotting The other sucks up blood Gulp A No Only the female drinks blood She needs it for her eggs 7
