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...
The botfly life cycle always involves a mammalian host. Adult flies mate and then the female deposits up to 300 eggs. She might lay eggs directly on the host, but some animals are wary of botflies, so the flies have evolved to use intermediate vectors, includingmosquitoes, houseflies, and ...