Wookey Hole
Maggots in a Fig
The inside of a fig that has been infiltrated by a family of maggots. I was amazed at their little eyes.
Maggots are the larva stage of various species of fly so they are insects. Love them or hate them they do have some very important functions, apart from helping to recycling dead animals/garbage, attacking crops/foodstuffs, spreading microbial infections and causing myiasis (the infection of human tissue mostly in tropical/subtropical areas.
Their more useful functions include:
- Bait for fishing,
- In forensics where their development can help determine the time of death,
- In medical treatment where live maggots of certain species are used for wound debridement (eating of dead skin but honey is also used to promote healing)
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Maggots in a Fig
The inside of a fig that has been infiltrated by a family of maggots. I was amazed at their little eyes.
Maggots are the larva stage of various species of fly so they are insects. Love them or hate them they do have some very important functions, apart from helping to recycling dead animals/garbage, attacking crops/foodstuffs, spreading microbial infections and causing myiasis (the infection of human tissue mostly in tropical/subtropical areas.
Their more useful functions include:
- Bait for fishing,
- In forensics where their development can help determine the time of death,
- In medical treatment where live maggots of certain species are used for wound debridement (eating of dead skin but honey is also used to promote healing)
.