Here it is again, cuterebra (cute-a-ree-bra) season. This is the time of year when my personal favorite clinical entity rears its not-so-cute little head on dogs and cats and rabbits around town.The ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...

There has been a warning that so-called "cutaneous myiasis" infections, in which fly larvae laid in damp laundry burrow into human skin, could spread worldwide. Experts emphasize that "simple hygiene ...

Mountain fly maggots have evolved fake faces on their butts as a cunning disguise to infiltrate termite colonies, a new study has found. Researchers spotted the fake faces, which resemble termite ...

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Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.View full profile Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology ...

A man's ear was found to be infested with maggots after he went to a hospital in Portugal complaining of pain, itching and bleeding. The 64-year-old was hospitalized after experiencing symptoms for ...

Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco. When you purchase through ...