Cute common names for maggots

[Michael Gochfeld]

I recently returned from Brazil harboring three Bot Fly larvae (maggots) 
a-growing in my hand. 

People found these creatures fascinating (and some called them gross, as 
well). They were particularly interesting after about four weeks, when 
you could see their breathing tubes through the holes that they kept 
open (like seals in ice).  Little pink bubbles rose and fell several 
times a minute. 

But people really found it interesting to look at the creature (both in 
vivo and in plastico after I had extracted them. They could relate to 
the name BOT FLY (and of course, I'm not sure exactly what species they 
really are, so the generic appellation, BOT FLY, suffices nicely. 

M. Gochfeld

 
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