Post by RickDastardly on May 23, 2020 14:35:02 GMT
Wow, that's a lot of maggots!
Botfly larvae...
I did once have something in the back of my calf. Had a swelling and a small open hole. I squeezed it in the garden (because that's where I was when I decided to play with it) and something popped out but too quick to see, and it fell onto the ground. I never found it... always wondered what it was. It left quite a hole behind, that healed gradually.
Last Edit: May 23, 2020 14:37:25 GMT by RickDastardly
Pirata uiue: uiue ut uiuas, furor in proelio, fortitudo in morte
"But as a precaution I'd not inhale the sword." - AndiTheBarvarian "People aren't rational. We're not thinking machines, we're - we're feeling machines that happen to think." - Peter Watts
Darn, I trained for the Third World War, but what I got was War in the Third World. "Specialization is for insects" -- Robert A. Heinlein “Do not draw, do not force others to draw. Do not cut, do not force others to cut. Do not kill, do not be killed. Even if one encounters the greatest of sinners, one should kindly offer sermon and show them the path of good men. If the worst occurs and they do not conform, then without hesitation apply kesagiri and send them to Buddha.”
Depends what you're having for lunch. Mystery meat anyone?
The cringe worthy price of that thing would pale in comparison to what would happen to me when my wife find out.
So no.
"But as a precaution I'd not inhale the sword." - AndiTheBarvarian "People aren't rational. We're not thinking machines, we're - we're feeling machines that happen to think." - Peter Watts
One of my dogs had 2 bot fly larvae. They are spiked and do not come out easily until they are ready to come out.. The vet squeezed them out on the dog, but gentler methods are used on people, like putting fresh hamburger on the wound and coaxing the larvae to move to the fresh meat, in part in an effort to poke thru the surface for air. Look them up online, they have a fascinating biology.
My wife has a scar on her back from a bot fly in her youth in the countryside. Seems it caused fevers, probably from an infection, and they ended up tying her to a tree and cut it out.
Post by RickDastardly on May 24, 2020 16:53:07 GMT
Hmm... there are not many upsides to living in England (it's boring for one), however the lack of botflies, mango worms and assorted venomous crawlies are some. And boring is often underrated
Anyway...
We have a winner I think: The candiru fish:
Last Edit: May 24, 2020 16:53:35 GMT by RickDastardly
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