I'm putting the botfly info at: http://AmbergrisCaye.com/pages/town/botfly.html

for corrections, add'l details, send em to me and i'll edit...

Marty

Marty

Excellent page. I hope our experiences help others to recognize the symptoms and can pursuade the medical community to react a little quicker.

Thanks all.

Mike

OK, ready to PUKE?
http://archopht.ama-assn.org/issues/v118n7/fig_tab/epe90105-1_f4.html
http://archopht.ama-assn.org/issues/v118n7/fig_tab/epe90105-1_ft.html
http://archopht.ama-assn.org/issues/v118n7/ffull/epe90105-1.html#aainfo

GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe I'll rethink that jungle trip this May (NOT), but seriously, the deet will be thick.
Thanks for sharing. Peace and health to you, Louise!

oh my GAWD. this is no way to cure a phobia. i actually yelped aloud & clapped my hand over my mouth when i saw that close up of the maggot by the bloody eye. on the second page isn't it weird how the mature larva has such a similar shape to the fly? incredibly repulsive! nauseating! more terrifying than any monster movie fright cause they're real! aaaaaaaaaaaaah!

See,,,if you guys lived in the snow belt of Utah and consumed lots of rum and tequila, and went ice fishing you would NEVER see a bot fly ,, you may see other creatures after the above combo of rum/tequilla, but the worse thing you would see is the blue and red flashing lights behind your vehicle..

Dude Im so happy that your "twins" are now specimins ( see too much rum/tequila and you cant spell).. Hope you dont have any more "children".... Snow bound and looking foreward to getting to Belize in May...