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Human botfly

The botfly is a family of Oestroidea. It is one of several families of hairy flies whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of mammals. There are approximately 150 known species worldwide. Dermatobia hominis, or human botfly, is the only species of botfly known to use humans as the host to its larvae. Check out more about botflys in Google~

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