if you are infirmed, or unable to move its a problem for those people.
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AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoSo how nasty are these things to humans? They seem like body horror nightmare fuel.
(I think I live far enough north to not have to worry about them but thinking about them still makes me a bit queasy.)
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 days ago
lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 days ago
In general humans are the least concern. We’re smart enough to know something is wrong with our bodies, and fix it before it gets worse; we wear clothes and bandage wounds so there’s less exposure of vulnerable areas; etc. It’s a bit more concerning because of children, since the flies can attack eyes and mouths, but as long as the parents actually do their job and take care of the kid, no issue. (Bug repellent, pay attention to small wounds, regular visits to the doc, this kind of stuff.)
Dogs and cats are another can of worms (or maggots). Specially urban strays; if anyone here wants some nightmare fuel, websearch images for [NSFL] miíase cachorro or miasis perro [/NSFL], apparently the flies (it isn’t just C. hominivorax) responsible for this sort of infestation will lay multiple eggs in the same wound, if they can. Same deal with the fauna.
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
I should not have googled that, I should not have googled that…
Fluke@feddit.uk 3 days ago
Nope. Leaving that one alone. Not today.
lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 days ago
Well, I told you guys it’s NSFL.