Researchers find vampire bats' saliva specially evolved for blood-feeding
Monday, November 2, 2015 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
As the closest real-world cousin of a Halloween nightmare, the vampire bat is unique among vertebrates because it feeds only on the blood of other mammals. But according to new research from two Texas Tech University faculty members in the Department of Biological Sciences, these bats may now be specially designed for it.