Head of Screw-Worm Fly

Original caption:The head of a dead, dried specimen of a screw-worm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) at 55x magnification. The fly lays eggs in any exposed flesh (such as wound) of warm-blooded animals. The larval form then eats its way out through healthy tissue, and this is a serious parasite problem in the American tropics, both for people and livestock.

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David Scharf

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53 MB - 4385px × 4385px • 14.00in. × 14.00in @ 300 ppi

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