Human Botfly

Human Botfly

Human Botfly which is common in Central and South America, lays its eggs on mosquitos. These mosquitos then bite humans and deposit the eggs in the bite holes. The eggs then grow into larva under the skin and begin consuming the host's skin, until it matures when they emerge as a fly that resembles a bumblebee. The best way to get rid of one is to attach a piece of meat to the outside of the skin, suffocating it and causing it to re-burrow into the meat.

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