Bot flies have gained infamy in the age of YouTube, and for good reason: They're parasitic creatures, and they reproduce by getting their larvae under the skin of a host.

A video of a woman having a bot fly larvae removed from her lip has gone viral on YouTube. According to the Inquisitr, the woman finally decided to visit the doctor after a swelling in her lip ...

A video of a woman having a bot fly larvae removed from her lip has gone viral on YouTube. According to the Inquisitr, the woman finally decided to visit the doctor after a swelling in her lip just ...

Bot fly larvae is a parasite that mainly feeds on the mucus of elks and deer. Up until recently the insect was only found in elks in the north of Sweden but it has now been detected as far south as ...

Entomologist and wildlife photographer Piotr Naskrecki is not squeamish. He recently allowed two human bot fly larvae to grow to maturity under his skin and documented the process in a short film.

One more reason I'm glad I was born in Canada and not some other country with all those gross parasites and/or a myriad venomous things that can kill you. -- View image here: https://cdn ...

A doctor found five active bot fly larvae living beneath the skin atop Dallas’ head. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

They don’t, but that’s only the second most interesting misunderstanding of the bot fly’s biology. Asa Fitch (1809-1879) was a sober-minded scientist not given to flights of fancy.

A video of a botfly larvae being extracted from a kitten's nostril has been watched more than 12 million times. Horrifying videos have emerged on TikTok recently showing removal of the parasites ...

A doctor found five active bot fly larvae living on Dallas' head, near the top of his skull, a few weeks after a mosquito apparently placed them there.

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This week on Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet, a dog is rushed in for emergency surgery and a rabbit has some Bot Fly larvae growing inside it. Some growths on the neck of a family pet have ruptured ...