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Sweet, wriggly larva |
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Bad larva |
UPDATE: Honorable mention on Dr. Bobbi Pritt's popular parasite blog: http://parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2014/10/answer-to-case-323.html. Please note that ours wasn't the most elaborate costume by a mile.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Monster Maggot
At some point in her future Mina will probably be outraged that she was dressed as a Botfly for her first halloween. These critters are pretty creepy in real life since their larva need flesh to mature. They burrow into the skin deep enough so that their heads just barely peek out of the top in order to breathe. They can't be easily pulled out or dislodged though, since their tiny rings of barbs point upwards, like arrows. Over time, the little larva will drop into the soil where it will mature into a botfly.
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She is THE most adorable botfly larva I've ever seen! I just want to snuggle her. :) (Did you know that our cat Zoey had botfly larva removed after she was rescued as a kitten?!?!) You are all so creative!
ReplyDeleteHa, that's crazy!! So you guys know all about it. I'm sure this sounds gross but do you have a picture??
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