The video does not show one of the insect-size drones used by the U.S. military. Rather, it appears to show a type of botfly called Cuterebra ruficrus. The video has been online for at least a year.

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 89, No. 2 (Jun., 2006), pp. 152-160 (9 pages) Typical mammal hosts (indigenous rodents and lagomorphs), geographic distributions and phenologies of the five species of ...

Most pet owners can rest assured that the not-so-cute cuterebra doesn't leap upon random passing pets, says veterinarian Deborah Waggener of the St. Francis Animal Hospital in Springdale. Waggener ...

Here it is again, cuterebra (cute-a-ree-bra) season. This is the time of year when my personal favorite clinical entity rears its not-so-cute little head on dogs and cats and rabbits around town ...

Zack: A fly in the genus cuterebra is more commonly referred to as a botfly. These are flies, the maggots of which cause a symptom known as myiasis. Myiasis is the invasion of living tissue by fly ...

A cuterebra fly, also known as a botfly, uses small mammals such as dogs, cats, rabbits and squirrels to complete its life cycle. These flies lay eggs in vegetation, shrubs and heavy undergrowth.

A vet removed two huge cuterebra larvae from a kitten's ear and NECK in this gruesome footage. The medic is seen holding the poor animal tightly before using a pair of scissors to yank the ...

The Cuterebra is genetically programmed to be doing this in a rodent or rabbit. In a dog or cat the larvae sometimes get confused and don't make it to the surface of the skin.

A cuterebra larvae from a bot fly had become embedded in Moose's neck Dr Matt McGlasson removed the parasite and one of his team adopted the kitten By DARREN BOYLE FOR MAILONLINE ...

The Nebraska Humane Society shared video of workers pulling a massive cuterebra, or fly larva, from the nose of a stray kitten as a warning to pet owners about how these kinds of parasites can ...

Howler monkeys in Costa Rica are facing a growing threat from bot fly larvae infestations, and new research points to tourism and land use changes as key drivers. A study by the Awá Science and ...