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Bot Fly

Dermatobia hominis

About

Parasitic fly whose larvae develop under the skin of mammals including humans. Female captures a mosquito and glues eggs to it β€” when the mosquito bites, body heat triggers egg hatching.

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Did You Know?

The human bot fly is so devious it hijacks mosquitoes β€” it catches them, glues eggs to their bodies, then the eggs hatch when the mosquito lands on warm skin.