Blow Fly Eggs and Larvae

Caption: Blow fly (Phaenicia sericata) eggs and larvae (maggots) at various ages through 72 hours of development.

Credit: Photo by RA Sherman, provided courtesy of the BioTherapeutics, Education & Research Foundation.

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