This awful creature was, according to my partner, found under or black walnut tree, attached to or emerging from the neck of a very-recently killed bunny that the dog had (killed within the last ~15m). Any idea what it is? More pics available.

It’s not smooth like a slug/leech, but has a textured surface. It looks like a grub, but what would a grub be doing attached to a bunny? It has an obvious mouth and anus. She described the mouth part as “hexagonal”, which she saw open while it was alive, coming off of or out of the Bunny’s neck (it was in or by by a wound it didn’t necessarily inflict).

I think it’s probably just congealed evil and should be thrown into a fire, along with everything it touched except the puppy, and that’s how it’s going to get me.

My opinion is obviously tongue-in-cheek, but what is this really?

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Ah fuck it’s a botfly 🤢

    Fair warning for those who are curious, botfly larvae typically grow in the skin. Do not look this up unless you have a strong stomach. Especially do not look this up if you have trypophobia. I will never get some of those images out of my head. Genuinely gives me a stronger visceral reaction than some of the worst gore I have seen. Fuck botflies, I am gonna go wash my hands

    • bastion@feddit.nlOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      …he said, as he locked eyes with me, casually hitting the bong and slowly, calmly fucking a shark

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I looked it up and it looks bad, but not as bad as you made it sound. For sure a trypophobia trigger, but far from the worst things I’ve seen (which is, admittedly, pretty gruesome).

  • Icalasari@fedia.io
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    4 months ago

    I think it’s probably just congealed evil

    Pretty good description of a botfly, actually

    • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I recommend everone to heed this advice.

      To hear Jeremy Clarksson talk about it, watch the Top Gear Bolivia Special

  • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I’m concerned that’s a Kroger container, what state are you in? I thought bot flies were a equatorial thing, fucking global warming

    • bastion@feddit.nlOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      They’re in the south-south, but the ones that go for rabbits (and not people) can make it all the way up to New York.

    • Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Nope, now I just imagine all the poor cute animals like OP’s bunny infested with bot fly.

    • bastion@feddit.nlOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Now, if I every try it, I’ll think of bot flies the whole time.

  • CrayonRosary@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Don’t you all have Google Lens? It’s correct on stuff like this 90% of the time.

    In Android it takes 2 seconds to search by image:

    1. Open recent apps list while this photo is open.
    2. Long-press the photo in the app preview
    3. Choose Google Lens from the menu.
    4. Select just the portion you want to ID.
    5. Read that it’s a bot fly larva.

    • bastion@feddit.nlOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Thanks, but… I posted here, it worked, and I got some human interaction out of the deal.

      • Detheroth@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Human interaction? Why would you want that? The sweet cold embrace of mother google is all we need nowadays friend.

        Thanks for the post, I hate the nightmares it brings but I didn’t know these hellbeasts existed before today.

        • bastion@feddit.nlOPEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Excellent. Whether you enjoy the embrace of Mother Google or wallow in the filth of another mammal’s appendages, i wish you pleasant nightmares.