Mandarangkal
The mandarangkal of Tagalog folklore is a vampire-like aswang in the guise of a very gorgeous woman. She uses her good looks to seduce men to make love with her in order to drink their blood and eat their flesh. When the victim reaches orgasm, the mandarangkal grows claws and sharp, pointed teeth and bites or slits the victim’s throat and mauls him to death. She will then feast on his flesh.
Mandarangkal is the Tagalog name of the praying mantis which shares the same habit with the monster - killing their mates. Female praying mantis are known to bite off the head of their males after mating.
So, be careful with the random gorgeous girl you meet in the club or other places, who wants to make out with you. She might be a mandarangkal and you'll end up in the list of missing persons.
Mandurugo
The blood-sucking mandurugo of Philippine folklore use their beauty to attract and prey on men. According to folklore, in the olden days a mandurugo would get married to a healthy, plump youth to ensure a constant supply of blood every night. The tip of her hollow tongue tapers to a needle point and pricks the sleeping victim’s neck and sucks a bit of his blood. Another way for her to consume the victim’s blood is to insert her tongue into her sleeping husband’s mouth – the tip of her needle-like tongue pricking the inside of the mouth – and suck the flowing blood while seemingly kissing him passionately. The clueless husband loses weight rapidly, weakens, and withers away as the days go by. When the mandurugo has drained her husband dead, she assumes the form of a bird-like creature and flies off to look for another healthy youth to marry and feed on.
It is said the mandurugo arose from kinnara or kinnari (beautiful half-human, half-bird women) who were betrayed by their human lovers.
Reference:
Ramos, Maximo D. Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology
The mandarangkal of Tagalog folklore is a vampire-like aswang in the guise of a very gorgeous woman. She uses her good looks to seduce men to make love with her in order to drink their blood and eat their flesh. When the victim reaches orgasm, the mandarangkal grows claws and sharp, pointed teeth and bites or slits the victim’s throat and mauls him to death. She will then feast on his flesh.
Mandarangkal is the Tagalog name of the praying mantis which shares the same habit with the monster - killing their mates. Female praying mantis are known to bite off the head of their males after mating.
So, be careful with the random gorgeous girl you meet in the club or other places, who wants to make out with you. She might be a mandarangkal and you'll end up in the list of missing persons.
Mandurugo
The blood-sucking mandurugo of Philippine folklore use their beauty to attract and prey on men. According to folklore, in the olden days a mandurugo would get married to a healthy, plump youth to ensure a constant supply of blood every night. The tip of her hollow tongue tapers to a needle point and pricks the sleeping victim’s neck and sucks a bit of his blood. Another way for her to consume the victim’s blood is to insert her tongue into her sleeping husband’s mouth – the tip of her needle-like tongue pricking the inside of the mouth – and suck the flowing blood while seemingly kissing him passionately. The clueless husband loses weight rapidly, weakens, and withers away as the days go by. When the mandurugo has drained her husband dead, she assumes the form of a bird-like creature and flies off to look for another healthy youth to marry and feed on.
It is said the mandurugo arose from kinnara or kinnari (beautiful half-human, half-bird women) who were betrayed by their human lovers.
Reference:
Ramos, Maximo D. Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology