The sight of even one bed bug makes most people cringe. But the sheer number of bed bugs that may occur in severe ...

Certain animals, known as hematophagous creatures, rely on blood for survival due to its rich nutrient content. Examples ...

And since most animals keep their blood closely guarded, the thousands of real-world vampire species, most of them bugs, must rely on stealth and persistence for even the tiniest sip.

People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...

Health inspectors discovered dozens of disturbing violations including the presence of bugs, pools of blood on the floor and the growing mold on equipment inside the Boar's Head plant linked to a ...

But insects found trapped in amber, described in a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology, suggest that male mosquitoes may have once drunk blood, too.

Mosquitoes are able to survive prolonged droughts by drinking blood, which helps to explain how their populations quickly rebound when it finally rains, biologists at the University of Cincinnati ...

Grammy-award nominee Machine Gun Kelly posted a video of leeches sitting on his tattooed stomach in a ritual with many purported health benefits. Leech therapy dates back to ancient Egypt.

Blood is their only food source and, according to Orkin entomologist Ben Hottel, even though bed bugs are excellent at hiding, contrary to popular belief, they are visible to the naked eye.

The Replay Lincoln Park bar in Chicago honored Taylor Swift's viral moment at her Chicago stop by creating the "Bad Bug" cocktail.

Vampire finches have lived on Darwin Island and Wolf Island (both part of the Galapagos Islands - Ecuador) since 500,000 ...

If a soft tick attaches to you, it could pass an illness along in under a minute. These bugs have a four-stage life cycle that depends on their ability to attach to a host and drink blood.