Side view of a heavy bodied fly sits on a white background facing left. It has a furry gray body with patches of white with small black spots. Its eye is large and has a large red marking that looks like an exclamation point.

Top view of a heavy bodied fly sits on a white background facing left. It has a furry gray body with patches of white with small black spots. Its eyes are large and they has a large red marking on each.

A heavy bodied fly sits on a white background facing the camera. It's tilting its head that has a pattern similar to a Dalmatian, white with black spots. It's face shows tiny antennae and tiny mouthparts, giving it a cartoonish look.

A large thick maggot on a white background facing left. It's body is dingy as it's covered by numerous small black thorn-like spines, each curving backwards.

Can't have Cuterebra without the CUTE 😍

But watch out if you're a small mammal! #Maggots really get under your skin 🤮

rabbit #bot #fly #Oestridae #Cuterebra buccata; larva likely squrrel bot fly, C. emasculator
#FlyWeek #Diptera