A Flesh-Eating Maggot the US Wiped Out in 1966 Is Back in Texas, with 15 Confirmed Animal Cases and Counting
Female screwworm flies lay eggs in any open wound, even a scratch or a newborn calf’s navel, and the hatched maggots feed on living tissue until the animal dies if untreated. The larvae have backward-pointing spines that make them nearly impossible to pull out, and they bore screw-shaped tunnels through living flesh, which is where…
