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about a mouse and a parasite, warning--gross!



 
 
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Old August 20th 03, 02:31 PM
Nadine
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I think what killed it is a worm type thing that
was emerging from it's belly as I picked it up.
This wasn't a maggot that attacked after death,
t was easily an inch long stuck firmly inside a 2
1/2 inch long mouse.


Sounds like a bot fly larva to me.

Nadine

 




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