PhysOrg Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Eggs hatching. Larvae burrowing under the skin and feeding on surrounding tissue. It's like a scene from a horror movie. Only this isn't a movie—it's happening in real life to an extremely endangered bird species, the Ridgway's hawk. The culprit is a botfly in the genus Philornis that is so aggressive it's eating hawk nestlings from the inside out. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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