All about blood feeding creatures (sanguivores)

This website details Dr. Bill Schutt's research and his new book - DARK BANQUET -  BLOOD AND THE CURIOUS LIVES OF BLOOD-FEEDING CREATURES - which will be published by Harmony Books and in stores on Oct. 14, 2008.   


 Desmodus rotundus. Photo by Scott Altenbach


Darkbanquet.com also enables visitors to explore the biology and behavior of some of the world's strangest creatures - the sanguivores (like the common vampire bat pictured above). From medical breakthroughs that employ leech and vampire bat saliva, to current information on Colony Collapse Disorder (mites, tiny cousins of the spiders, have been implicated in recent honey bee die-offs) - it's all here. There are sections on ticks (and tick related diseases like Lyme Disease), leeches, candirus (the notorious vampire catfish) and even vampire finches. There's also extensive coverage of the current bed bug resurgence. So thanks for stopping by and please check back for updated material on the sanguivores (like the brand new Blood Recipes section and upcoming sections on Blood and Bloodletting), as well as information on Bill Schutt's books, upcoming lecture tour, and research.


Dark Banquet Jacket Cover


To preorder Dark Banquet (and save up to 40% off the cover price) please visit the following links:

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or

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Zoologist Bill Schutt has studied bats in Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Brazil, Trinidad, and the United States.  HIs research deals primarily with vertebrate functional morphology and he has published dozens of articles on the behavior, evolution, and anatomy of bats (especially vampire bats). Schutt has recently finished Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood Feeding Creatures (Harmony Books). He is looking forward to a lecture/book signing tour to support the book.