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They can, if you mean living ON humans-- they still need air.

They are even occasionally used purposely on humans, as a more fine-tuned (though creepy) way to debride necrotic tissue from an infected wound. The maggots will only eat dead tissue, ignoring any healthy tissue.

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∙ 17y ago

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