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l always thought it was because it was a direct way to the meat without having to dig through the outer layer of flesh. That is a hypothesis by the way, don't know if it is true

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Flies lay their eggs on food (meat) to ensure their young have food to feed on once they hatch. And by the time they (the maggots) hatch the food is rotten.

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