WTF????

bonjing · 09-21-2009, 11:18 PM

did you try to poke it?

gvarsity · 09-22-2009, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bonjing

did you try to poke it?

No. It caught me by surprise when I saw the larvae moving when the mouse was clearly deceased but I had no interest in messing with it.

Like I said I'm not generally squeamish but this was pretty repulsive. I don't even want to think about the brain worms.

Thanks for helping me figure out what it was. The good news is the human infecting botflys don't seem to live north of mexico. I took a shower anyway. :P

aich75013 · 09-22-2009, 08:08 AM

kgoings · 09-22-2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvarsity

No. It caught me by surprise when I saw the larvae moving when the mouse was clearly deceased but I had no interest in messing with it.

Like I said I'm not generally squeamish but this was pretty repulsive. I don't even want to think about the brain worms.

Thanks for helping me figure out what it was. The good news is the human infecting botflys don't seem to live north of mexico. I took a shower anyway. :P

I saw a thing on botflys, it CAN happen. The botfly's attack mosquitoes and lay their eggs on the mosquitoes and surround the eggs in wax. Then when the mosquitoes land on you, your body heat melts the wax and the eggs/larva get on your skin and implant themselves.

HK3- · 09-22-2009, 11:58 AM

OMG, that picture is horrible with the worm/larva hanging out of the skin.

09-21-2009, 11:18 PM	#1
bonjing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,023 Trading: (39)	Re: WTF???? did you try to poke it?

09-22-2009, 08:08 AM	#3
aich75013 Feeling at Home Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Adrian Location: Allen, TX Posts: 774 Trading: (25)	Re: WTF????

09-22-2009, 11:58 AM	#5
HK3- Cashmere Jungle Lord Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Boffa Location: The town so nice they named it twice Posts: 5,035 Trading: (48)	Re: WTF???? OMG, that picture is horrible with the worm/larva hanging out of the skin.