Life can be tough for a squirrel — pets chase them, they are thwarted from feasting on bird feeders, they get run over by cars and bikes when they act squirrely by zig-zagging across roads and trails.

The organisms were identified as sheep bot flies, or Oestrus ovis. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A man's itchy eye was due to ...

On Wednesday, doctors in France reported a rare case of tiny sheep bot fly larvae—aka maggots—infesting the outer surface of a man’s eyeball. The small, spiky larvae were seen slithering around the ...

Watching this horrifying video clip of a botfly emerging from a dead rodent’s body may put you off them for life! But if you can see past the horror of the footage, there is plenty about this insect ...

When describing a fly, many people think of the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica); whereas, some biologists might envision the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Both are good examples of ...