Can't have Cuterebra without the CUTE 😍
But watch out if you're a small mammal! #Maggots really get under your skin 🤮
rabbit #bot #fly #Oestridae #Cuterebra buccata; larva likely squrrel bot fly, C. emasculator
#FlyWeek #Diptera
But watch out if you're a small mammal! #Maggots really get under your skin 🤮
rabbit #bot #fly #Oestridae #Cuterebra buccata; larva likely squrrel bot fly, C. emasculator
#FlyWeek #Diptera
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"The species' name comes from the belief that larvae ate the testicles of chipmunks. This belief is false, as parasitism by the larvae of these flies does not result in lower fertility."
*Someone* needs a press agent, it seems.