Bot flies have gained infamy in the age of YouTube, and for good reason: They're parasitic creatures, and they reproduce by getting their larvae under the skin of a host. They usually do this by ...

And yet he bought the widely accepted belief that bot fly larvae castrate male squirrels’ testes, which explains why he chose emasculator for its species name.

The stomach-churning video of the larvae extraction has been seen millions of times online.

This week on Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet, a dog is rushed in for emergency surgery and a rabbit has some Bot Fly larvae growing inside it. Some growths on the neck of a family pet have ruptured ...

Rarely, sheep bot fly larvae can enter the eye sockets of humans—as was the case with the 53-year old Frenchman—most likely in areas where people live in close proximity to livestock.

Adult bot flies are hairy and look like bees, without bristles. The larvae, which are about one-third the size of a penny, were living in a pit 2- to 3- millimeters wide. They were removed Thursday.

On Wednesday, doctors in France reported a rare case of tiny sheep bot fly larvae—aka maggots—infesting the outer surface of a man's eyeball. The small, spiky larvae were seen slithering ...

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 ...

Mouth larvae can infest oral tissues and cause dangerous side effects. Learn more about the symptoms of mouth larvae, health risks, how to remove them, and more.

Bot fly larvae need a healthy host to survive and undergo their life cycle. One or two larvae on a host are usually not harmful, Conway said.

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 living beneath ...

Spring is harvest season when you're living off the land in the high Arctic. Here's how the author learned from Inupiat hunters.