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Giant black fly - Cuterebrinae? - Cuterebra tenebrosa - female
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Giant black fly - Cuterebrinae? - Cuterebra tenebrosa - Female
Marin County, California, USA
October 3, 2009
Size: 22 mm body length
Eventually it started laying eggs on me while I was taking photos, which I didn't think much of at the time. But then when I was reading on bot flies on here, I read that they are endoparasites of mammals - does that include humans? I washed off all the eggs I could find, but now I'm a bit worried I unwittingly touched my hair or clothes or something while I was taking photos and have bot fly eggs on me that are going to hatch and burrow into my living flesh...

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Contributed by Natalie McNear on 3 October, 2009 - 2:50pm
Last updated 5 October, 2009 - 9:19am

Moved
Moved from Cuterebra.
… v belov, 5 October, 2009 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Natalie McNear, 3 October, 2009 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

Life cycle
Thanks for joining the "life cycle" photo theme. I look forward to seeing what comes out of your hand.
… John F. Carr, 3 October, 2009 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: Life cycle
It's not my hand I'm concerned about - I think I might wake up one morning with a giant lump in my scalp! I've put my mind to rest a bit after reading that only one species of bot fly that preys on humans, and it's small...
… Natalie McNear, 3 October, 2009 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

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