Event
Freaky Friday: Hematophagy – what is it with blood sucking? By Murray Humphries
Friday, March 11, 2011 17:00
Redpath Museum
859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA
Hematophagy – what is it with blood sucking?
By Murray Humphries (Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Macdonald Campus)
Since blood is a fluid tissue rich in nutritious proteins and lipids that can be taken without enormous effort, hematophagy has evolved as a preferred form of feeding in many organisms. Learn about the blood sucking habits and lifestyles of mosquitos, leeches, lampreys and some humans. Followed by the Anne Rice film Interview with a Vampire.
Free, everyone welcome. Seating is limited. No reservations necessary.