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fandomsecrets2015-11-30 06:34 pm
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[ SECRET POST #3253 ]
⌈ Secret Post #3253 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Fallout]
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[Colonel Fitzwilliam, Pride and Prejudice 1995 miniseries]
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[Master and Commander/Aubrey/Maturin series]
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[Undertale]
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[Justified]
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[Fury, Don/Boyd]
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(The Pioneer Woman/Ree Drummond)
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[Interworld]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 038 secrets from Secret Submission Post #465.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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(Anonymous) 2015-12-01 05:13 am (UTC)(link)Calyptra consists of seventeen described species and two subspecies. These are medium-sized moths with wingspans ranging from 35 to 72 mm in size. Calyptra species have modified proboscides equipped with strongly sclerotized tearing hooks used for piercing the skin of hard fruits such as peaches and citrus, and of mammals. The number of apical tearing hooks of the proboscis varies between species and among specimens, but this variation does not appear to be in any way associated with one piercing behavior or the other (e.g., sucking fruit juices versus sucking blood)...
The first species recorded piercing the skin of a mammal and feeding on its blood was Calyptra eustrigata, discovered feeding on water buffalo, deer, tapir, and antelope in Malaysia by Hans Bänziger in 1968. Human blood feeding behavior under laboratory conditions by this species was also observed and documented by Hans Bänziger in his 1968 article. The moths inserted the tip of the proboscis into the subject’s hand and began sucking blood.
Blood-feeding moths are subcutaneous pool-feeders, severing the capillaries below the surface of the skin in order to form a pool of blood from which they can feed. The moths cut the tissues by moving the two straw-like tubes, or galae, of their proboscis back and forth in opposing directions. This saw-like movement is often performed at short intervals followed by intermittent uptake of the blood meal. Penetration of the host skin by the moth’s barbed proboscis can be quite painful, and the resulting wound(s) are large in diameter when compared to the wound of a mosquito bite or bee sting.