Mike told me something interesting: The “wasps” were, in fact, rhino bot flies from the family Gasterophilidae (meaning stomach-loving), and they’re Africa’s largest flies. The larvae live in the gut ...

Researchers found that the Moroccan fly maggot, a previously unknown type of fly larva, had developed butts that look like termite heads. The two-faced larvae were discovered by chance ...

The cause is not a common cold, however, but an infestation of fly larvae. 'Snot bots', as they are affectionately known, are the culprits. These are flies of the genus Cephenemyia. The reindeer ...