remember, if you aren't the botfly, you are the product.
September 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
remember, if you aren't the botfly, you are the product.
Err, she HAD had a botfly. She didn’t bring it to the event.
March 26, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Err, she HAD had a botfly. She didn’t bring it to the event.
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April 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Posting and existing online seems bad now. Kinda regretting our culture building all its interpersonal infrastructure around this if we were gonna let immoral botfly larvae run the whole thing into the ground.
September 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Posting and existing online seems bad now. Kinda regretting our culture building all its interpersonal infrastructure around this if we were gonna let immoral botfly larvae run the whole thing into the ground.
I’ve found a surefire way to get audience participation, though. “Ask questions or there will be more botfly facts.”
March 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I’ve found a surefire way to get audience participation, though. “Ask questions or there will be more botfly facts.”
We don't need fly education.
Hey! Botfly!
Leave those brains alone.
Hey! Botfly!
Leave those brains alone.
March 25, 2026 at 12:07 PM
We don't need fly education.
Hey! Botfly!
Leave those brains alone.
Hey! Botfly!
Leave those brains alone.
Fantastic event at the Brookline Booksmith! Thank you to everybody who came out to hear me talk, especially the woman who had actually HAD a botfly! First one!
March 26, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Fantastic event at the Brookline Booksmith! Thank you to everybody who came out to hear me talk, especially the woman who had actually HAD a botfly! First one!
And now, a Botfly Fact for those who have gotten this far down the thread:
Some botfly species lay their eggs on mosquitoes or ticks. When the parasite goes in for a warm-blooded meal, the heat hatches the egg, which falls off onto the mammal in question. The puncture provides entry under the skin!
Some botfly species lay their eggs on mosquitoes or ticks. When the parasite goes in for a warm-blooded meal, the heat hatches the egg, which falls off onto the mammal in question. The puncture provides entry under the skin!
March 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
And now, a Botfly Fact for those who have gotten this far down the thread:
Some botfly species lay their eggs on mosquitoes or ticks. When the parasite goes in for a warm-blooded meal, the heat hatches the egg, which falls off onto the mammal in question. The puncture provides entry under the skin!
Some botfly species lay their eggs on mosquitoes or ticks. When the parasite goes in for a warm-blooded meal, the heat hatches the egg, which falls off onto the mammal in question. The puncture provides entry under the skin!
“Maybe a botfly laid eggs in the President’s neck,” I think hopefully.
March 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
“Maybe a botfly laid eggs in the President’s neck,” I think hopefully.
Parasite Warning
Botfly larva (not from me)
Botfly larva (not from me)
May 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Parasite Warning
Botfly larva (not from me)
Botfly larva (not from me)
Also the usual round of repetitions and corrections of spelling. But where they REALLY went above and beyond is looking up the common names of botfly species. That is hazard duty for a copyeditor.
June 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Also the usual round of repetitions and corrections of spelling. But where they REALLY went above and beyond is looking up the common names of botfly species. That is hazard duty for a copyeditor.
This is much more efficient than, say, the squirrel botfly, which has to lay eggs on a twig and wait for a squirrel to hop by.
March 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This is much more efficient than, say, the squirrel botfly, which has to lay eggs on a twig and wait for a squirrel to hop by.
In @neolithicsheep.bsky.social’s defense, what I said was “What happens if a vampire gets a botfly?” I didn’t realize how horrifically biological I could go with that.
March 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM
In @neolithicsheep.bsky.social’s defense, what I said was “What happens if a vampire gets a botfly?” I didn’t realize how horrifically biological I could go with that.
heheheheh Yes Mr. King. Burrow under his skin like a hideous botfly
February 16, 2024 at 2:30 AM
heheheheh Yes Mr. King. Burrow under his skin like a hideous botfly
Ursula, a former boss of mine had botfly larvae in his EYES. Just thought you should know.
March 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Ursula, a former boss of mine had botfly larvae in his EYES. Just thought you should know.
🌥️Rabbit Botfly oc wip ‼️🪰
February 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🌥️Rabbit Botfly oc wip ‼️🪰
Key quotes, "A botfly larvae is like that one creepy solo guy in the corner at the orgy. Flystrike is like maggot Coachella."
June 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Key quotes, "A botfly larvae is like that one creepy solo guy in the corner at the orgy. Flystrike is like maggot Coachella."
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March 25, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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At this point glinner had better PRAY he's got some botfly larvae in his brain or something
July 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM
At this point glinner had better PRAY he's got some botfly larvae in his brain or something
I wonder if we will see a return of the botfly under Trump
May 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I wonder if we will see a return of the botfly under Trump
Listen, I spent a year with botfly infested squirrels on the birdfeeder, so now everybody else gets to suffer.
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Listen, I spent a year with botfly infested squirrels on the birdfeeder, so now everybody else gets to suffer.
Much like horses, zebras can get botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis) maggots that attach to their stomach lining.
And because lions eat zebras, sometimes they also end up with botfly maggots in their guts too.
#Invertebrate 🧪
www.parasite-journal.org/articles/par...
And because lions eat zebras, sometimes they also end up with botfly maggots in their guts too.
#Invertebrate 🧪
www.parasite-journal.org/articles/par...
March 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Much like horses, zebras can get botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis) maggots that attach to their stomach lining.
And because lions eat zebras, sometimes they also end up with botfly maggots in their guts too.
#Invertebrate 🧪
www.parasite-journal.org/articles/par...
And because lions eat zebras, sometimes they also end up with botfly maggots in their guts too.
#Invertebrate 🧪
www.parasite-journal.org/articles/par...