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A woman sneezed out bot fly larvae. Doctors say one had reached the pupal stage

In case you didn’t know this could happen, a woman in Greece sought medical help after she sneezed and maggots came out of ...
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Dad Pulls Botfly Larva from 5-Year-Old Son's Head During Trip to Botswana: 'Not for the Faint of Heart'

The Gee Family, also known as The Bucket List Family on Instagram, shared the terrifying video of a worm being pulled from their toddler's head TheBucketListFamily/Instagram What looked like a pimple ...
Arizona Daily Star

5 squirming fly larvae pulled from Colorado man’s head after trip to Central America

CARBONDALE, Colo. — Doctors thought the strange, bleeding bumps on Aaron Dallas' head might be from gnat bites or shingles. Then the bumps started moving. A doctor found five active bot fly larvae ...
San Angelo Standard-Times

Goetze: Diverse dipterans — flies, mosquitos and more | Opinion

When describing a fly, many people think of the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica); whereas, some biologists might envision the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Both are good examples of ...