Screw-worm Fly Research #1
by Science Photo Library
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Screw-worm Fly Research #1
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Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Screw-worm fly research. Worker with a cage of newly-hatched screw-worm flies (Cochliomyia hominivorax) at a breeding program used to study and help control this parasitic insect. The adult flies lay their eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, including humans. The larvae (maggots) then use their sharp mandibles to dig into and eat away the living tissue. This can severely damage or even kill the host. After 3-7 days, the larvae fall to the ground to pupate. Photographed in the factory of the Mexico-American Commission for the Eradication of Gusano Barrenador (screw worm fly), Tuxtla-Gutierrez, Mexico.
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February 16th, 2021
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