Scary as they are, few vampires have a backbone

Only a handful of the world's vampires are vertebrates

common vampire bat

OUTNUMBERED  Why do invertebrates get most of the vampires? Among animals with a backbone, only some fishes and three bat species, such as this Desmodus rotundus, are full-fledged bloodfeeders.

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Halloween horror aside, vampires are really pretty spineless.

Most have no backbone at all.