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[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

The actual answer is that they have to inject some stuff that dilates the blood vessels and an anticoagulant so the blood doesn't immediately self seal the wound as they suck it out. We react to that stuff and that's why we itch.