A fly that lays flesh-eating larvae could threaten humans and wildlife in Texas after it has been detected in Mexico. The Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife issued an urgent warning to its ...

Texas wildlife officials are on the lookout for a flesh-devouring fly larvae known as the “Man-eater” after cases of the sickening vermin were recorded in Mexico. The Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

A flesh fly larva disguised as a termite, complete with antennae. The larvae of this fly, from the genus Rhyncomya, have a unique structure on their posterior end: a "mask" that perfectly mimics the ...

Researchers found that the Moroccan fly maggot, a previously unknown type of fly larva, had developed butts that look like termite heads. The two-faced larvae were discovered by chance ...

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue.