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This is my entry for the Creature of the Week Activity, installment #34, for which the theme was "Blood Splatter Carnage. " My entry probably needs more blood.

The Saw-Faced Mangler - The Saw-Faced Mangler feeds on blood, and it doesn't mind having to work a bit to get it. The mangler's usual prey tend to be larger animals with thick hides or armored shells. The mangler leaps onto its victim and secures a hold with its wickedly barbed front claws, then uses the spinning blade in its head to saw through the tough exterior. Once the victim can no longer struggle enough to throw the mangler off, the mangler inserts its feeding tube into the wound and drains the creature of blood. It then uses the tube like a flexible, elongated sponge to mop up any blood that sprayed out of the target while the mangler was cutting through its defenses.

Introduced into an environment featuring soft-bodied creatures, the mangler quickly discovers that its usual feeding tactic will tear its prey apart in a gruesome shower of gore, and it will have to spend most of its feeding time lapping up the results. Still, if prey is plentiful, the mangler will accept the situation and feed from whatever is available.

Description
This is my entry for the Creature of the Week Activity, installment #34, for which the theme was "Blood Splatter Carnage. " My entry probably needs more blood.

The Saw-Faced Mangler - The Saw-Faced Mangler feeds on blood, and it doesn't mind having to work a bit to get it. The mangler's usual prey tend to be larger animals with thick hides or armored shells. The mangler leaps onto its victim and secures a hold with its wickedly barbed front claws, then uses the spinning blade in its head to saw through the tough exterior. Once the victim can no longer struggle enough to throw the mangler off, the mangler inserts its feeding tube into the wound and drains the creature of blood. It then uses the tube like a flexible, elongated sponge to mop up any blood that sprayed out of the target while the mangler was cutting through its defenses.

Introduced into an environment featuring soft-bodied creatures, the mangler quickly discovers that its usual feeding tactic will tear its prey apart in a gruesome shower of gore, and it will have to spend most of its feeding time lapping up the results. Still, if prey is plentiful, the mangler will accept the situation and feed from whatever is available.