Bot flies are not generally considered festive. This is especially true if you are a reindeer, which often have reindeer nasal bot flies, or snot bots, as they are affectionately known.

Tree squirrel bot fly larvae get into through the mouth, nostril or other orafice to grow and eventually pop out ...

Based on her findings, Stapp and Conway think the bot flies found on the ground squirrels may be a new, different kind of fly species that has not been detected before. “We are still in the ...

Long talk story about the bot fly, and Dr. Townsend-Dr. Langmuir controversy as to its speed. Dr. Townsend,a specialist in the study of Diptera (flies, gnats, and mosquitoes), first published his ...

They don’t, but that’s only the second most interesting misunderstanding of the bot fly’s biology. Asa Fitch (1809-1879) was a sober-minded scientist not given to flights of fancy. And yet ...

Then the bumps started moving. A doctor found five active bot fly larvae living beneath the skin atop Dallas’ head. “I’d put my hand back there and feel them moving.

Sometimes entomologists get up close and personal with the bugs they study. And sometimes they incubate bot flies in their own arms until the parasites burst out of their skin a la the movie "Alien." ...

Entomologist and wildlife photographer Piotr Naskrecki is not squeamish. He recently allowed two human bot fly larvae to grow to maturity under his skin and documented the process in a short film.

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 ...