bot flies
Skin-burrowing insect larvae
Bot flies are parasitic insects whose larvae develop inside the bodies of mammals, including humans.
The female deposits eggs on or near a host; hatched larvae burrow into flesh and mature beneath the skin, emerging weeks later.
Various species target horses, cattle, deer, and rodents.
Human infestation, while uncommon, occurs mainly in tropical regions.
- maggotsLarval flies
- fly larvaeImmature stage of flies
- under the skinBeneath outer tissue layer
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
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