The botfly is aparasiticfly perhaps best known by disturbing images of its larval stage buried in skin and from horror stories of infested people. Botflies are flys from the family Oestridae. They're obligate internalmammalianparasites, which means they can't complete their life cycle unless the...
When they burrow, they leave behind excavated dirt and holes that can be unsafe for humans, farm animals, and equipment. Groundhogs also gnaw on wood to sharpen their teeth, which leads to shrub damage. Since woodchucks gorge themselves during summer and fall to reserve fat for hibernation, i...