Gasterophilus, horse botfly
The larva of the horse botfly (Gasterophilus) which upon hatching migrate internally where they grow and attach themselves to the stomach wall of horses. Photographed by Martin Hall
Picture No
10711292
Media ID
47586351
Size
2856px x 1860px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Arthropoda Attachment Botfly Brachycera Brachycerous Diptera Hexapod Hexapoda Horse Fly Horse-fly Horsefly Insecta Larva Larvae Oestridae Parasite Parasitic Stomach Tabanid Tabanidae Tabaninae
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