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Man Returns From Vacation With Flies Growing In Scalp

Warning: This is a graphic story, not for the squeamish. Video: Flies In Scalp Slideshow A Colorado man is recovering after a 5-week ordeal that started when he returned from Belize with botfly larvae growing ...

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johnnybobo
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May 6, 2008
 
johnnybobo eats botfly for breakfast! YUM!
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May 6, 2008
 
You know who else gets botflies in their scalp are the people (for religious reasons etc) who wear headwear (turbans etc.) on their heads 24/7. Botflies like dark, sweaty, humid places to lay their eggs. Very hard to get rid of all of them.
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May 6, 2008
 
Years ago when I was single I spent a three day week-end in Tijuana, came home with the worse case of crotch crickets you've ever scene. But what a time that was.
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