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Well, no actually. If you see something in your tank that resembles a maggot it may be a planaria worm. These guys often see to spontaneously form in an aquarium. Typically they are a symptom of overfeeding. I'd get out the ones you can and cut back on how much you are feeding.
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∙ 15y agomaggots, in order to survive, do not need water. if kept for an experiment, they are usually kept in a container of oats with carrots and lettuce as food
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How do you kill maggots that are inside the human body?
Drink a gallon of bleach. The downside to this is that it kills the human too. The upside is that it will kill the maggots, and make the morticians job much easier.
Can you get sick for swimming in a pool with maggots?
The answer here must be yes. Without knowing why maggots would even be in a swimming pool, there should be sufficient disinfectant in the pool water to kill maggots or any other type of invaders. You wouldn't put your body in contact with maggots in any normal situation therefore swimming with maggots is putting your body in contact with the germs that are washed from them into the water. Do not swim in any polluted water is always the safest rule.
Can maggots live without food?
To stop a maggot from turning into a maggot you would have to kill it. To kill them without chemicals you can sprinkle the maggots with salt or cover them in a mixture of vinegar and water.
Do house flies come from maggots?
No flies lay maggots, flies lay eggs, these eggs will hatch into maggots.
What are leeches and maggots and where do they live?
Leeches are blood sucking parasites, they are normally found in body's of fresh water. Maggots are fly larvae they can be found in rotting food or carcases ( like a dead body, maggots can be found where flys have laid eggs), an example is maggots can found in cans of raw mushrooms.
What to use to kill maggots?
Fnord them (pour boiling water over them). -- Histeridae
What to put maggots in?
You use maggots as bait for fish when you go fishing. You simply tie them to the end of the rod and then sling it into the water, then when you feel a bite, pull the rod back and you have a fish
Are maggots unicellular?
Are maggots unicellular?
Why can't rat-tailed maggots survive well in clean water?
Its because they are ugly
What is the habitat of maggots?
Some maggots such as housefly maggots prefer decomposing meat or flesh. Although some maggots live in decomposing logs or trees. These are just a few places where maggots live.
Can aphids eat birds?
No. Aphids drink plant sap as their only food. The main insects that eat dead animals are maggots and ants.
Do maggots come from mold?
No , maggots are from flies
