ambitious_bones@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 19 days ago

Is this a Maggot and, if yes, what kind?

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Is this a Maggot and, if yes, what kind?

ambitious_bones@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 19 days ago

These things appeared in friends flat. What are they?

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The parasitic ones (well, parasitoid since they live free as adults) are very different, sometimes literally microscopic, and never harmful to humans AFAIK.

Gruesomely fascinating and widely studied, though. Relevant recent XKCD.

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