bot-fly
Skin-burrowing insect
A bot-fly is a stout, hairy fly whose larvae are parasites of mammals.
The female deposits eggs on or near a host—horses, cattle, deer, or occasionally humans—where the larvae burrow into flesh or body cavities to develop.
The human bot-fly, found in Central and South America, causes painful skin infestations.
Also spelled botfly.
Immature feeding stage
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- maggotImmature fly stage
- infestationPest takeover situation
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
host · lifecycle · pupa · emergence · warble · grub · egg · metamorphosis
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- rabbitsBurrowing lagomorphs with long ears
livestock · mammals · humans · dogs · sheep · caribou · reindeer · wildlife
Body's outer layer
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- lesionArea of pathological change
- extractionAct of removing
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
wound · swelling · movement · painful · infection · removal · tweezers · suffocation
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- Central AmericaIsthmus connecting two continents
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- BelizeCentral American coastal nation
- Costa RicaCentral American country
Brazil · Amazon · jungle · travelers · humid · endemic · tropical medicine · expedition
larva
Immature feeding stage
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- maggotImmature fly stage
- infestationPest takeover situation
ovipositor · host · lifecycle · pupa · emergence · warble · grub · egg · metamorphosis · diptera
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
rabbits · livestock · mammals · humans · dogs · sheep · caribou · reindeer · wildlife · primates
skin
Body's outer layer
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- lesionArea of pathological change
- extractionAct of removing
subcutaneous · wound · swelling · movement · painful · infection · removal · tweezers · suffocation · petroleum jelly
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- Central AmericaIsthmus connecting two continents
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- BelizeCentral American coastal nation
Costa Rica · Brazil · Amazon · jungle · travelers · humid · endemic · tropical medicine · expedition · ecotourism
bot-flyhoneybee
Nectar-gathering social insect
pollinator · beneficial insect · silkworm · ladybug · dung beetle