Viscouse
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ow man, this is terrible..!!!
Feb 14, 2019 1:28 AM
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ILikeTaterTots
Why did I keep watching
googobbleygoofred
How the hell is that little bird still alive? Good job!
DarthT4co
First. It’s the gif that keeps giving. Second. Thank u human for helping birdie.
squirreltactics
CheeseborgarSoop
mangoworms.
mrssugar
Dragon10449
Seriously if we can erradicate terrible diseases like polio, can bot flies and their evil larval spawn be next on the genocide by fire list?
CosmicTeapot
Doesnt the word "genocide" denote people?
twistedcopper
ACMech
Poor thing, I bet it feels better
JustaPatientWolf
I’d like to think halfway through that shit this birdie went “Oh, okay, do your thing human, get these demon seeds outta here.”
BriefausdemGeist
greykungf00l
Finally, a bot fly gif where someone is wearing some fucking latex gloves.
xtraa
This bird has more bots than Reddit.
pghstitches
blitzskrieg
Damn you for making me laugh.
princessdogface
Ooooo! BURN!
asplenium
SenorMacaroni
cesarnero
in russia worm eat the bird
ItsActuallyDavidNow
Quick question, what the fuck?
WyrmsWorks
Botfly larvae in a juvenile American Robin.
twotimer
No. They’re mango worms.
erbkeb
Those are some impressive hands. Firm enough to prevent too much movement and gentle enough to not crush. Awesome!
Mookenstein
I was told to hold my sword like a small bird; firm enough it doesn't fly away, but gentle enough that you don't crush it.
ILBRelic
I think it might've been the headpat that made one literally burst out the poor bird's forehead that really engendered trust.
combatjack07350
How do you know many bones are not broken tho
erbkeb
I don’t. Just assuming they aren’t.
lkretova266360
Согласна
imadooog0
Oh god make it stop. *keeps watching*
ladyatlas777
That poor fucking bird. I'm traumatized just watching it. :-(
teamsleeper
Sephority
:<
tolipwen
“But wait! There’s more!”
Zigor22
ilovebirds
wetawdedazn
Birb’s face when stretchy the wing. So anger.
Inphiltration
WellReadWolf
Poor li'l thing! What the heck does a hat have to do with this though?
Snooj
There are more. Watch the whole thing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhg4eCXV6_4
billionyearoldcarbon
Do they get them all out? Does birb make it? I can’t watch
Snooj
Only a couple more. The bird gets a bit more manhandled and frustrated than shown above but is fine.
PrincessPainInTheAss
Why is it tagged under comedy?
NotAnotherDisneyPrincess
Is this normal or is that bird unlucky? And is this common in the US? Like specifically the PNW? I’m horrified & interested at the same time
WyrmsWorks
Never heard of them being here in the PNW. They're in Alaska and the Midwest, I hear.
brewcrew30
They’re in the Midwest by no idea about the PNW
NKato
Too cold in the PNW most of the time, I think.
Fengor
Man, looks like Dee's fallen on hard times.
boopityboopboop
Why are there soooo many of them!!!?
ICarpeYourDiems
Don't go look for 'puppy bot flies' video. I've seen many but that one is just heartbreaking.
boopityboopboop
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/01/13/these-scientists-raised-bot-fly-larvae-in-their-own-bodies-on-purpose/
boopityboopboop
Well you’re gonna make me look!!
ICarpeYourDiems
Don't. Think it was a Nordic vet and I heard he quit and left the country after.
boopityboopboop
Dayum. You know shit got serious
ILoveMountainDewAndJerky
LogicDude
Early Worms caught the Birb
SLITHERS
Spectacular.
Cawshis
dergage
SoSpooky
This comment needs more appreciation!
deviantchuckles
Probably it's next meal now
MrUpvoteGuy
top fucking comment pls and thx
BatmanIPad
DrogoFett
I was going to post a comment, but after seeing yours, I lost all hope for the top comment
TheMellowPeril
Nice job hitching a ride.
Ketheres
Hey, it is an honest job. Far better than reposting.
NickBlight
I've been thinking this a lot recently but god damn it's good to be human
FatShady591
We can get those...they are called tapeworms
TheMellowPeril
The part about empathy is rad. The other stuff, not so much...
FreebooterFox
Now might be a good time to mention this Ugandan charity that helps people with jiggers (kind of like botflies): http://solehope.org/donate/
Halykan
Humans can get them. Also, there's a related species that parasitizes eyeballs of humans exclusively. Specifically kids, mostly.
ItAintAllitsCrackedUpToBe
My wife got one of these on a trip to Central America. Went misdiagnosed for weeks until they opened it up then it freaked out the med tech
BalphEubanksLeftNut
A human in a developed nation.
M4LT
Sorry buddy but botfly larvae are carried on mosquitos, so developed nations are still at risk.
BalphEubanksLeftNut
Yeah but if I somehow get botfly larvare (which I've never ever seen) I can go to urgent care and be done with it.
rgzdev
A human in Africa still has a better life than wildlife in Africa.
sliveroflight
Human bot flies: https://youtu.be/6EmcK5LDVNI
Minkelsaaft
Oh hell no!
sliveroflight
Agreed
sliveroflight
Squirrel bot flies (halfway point): https://youtu.be/6snfzkxUD4U
IronicJeremyIrons
Jesús Christ
HisBabes
Whoever does their video editing needs to back WAY OFF on the background music. That was awful.
sliveroflight
Dog mango worms: https://youtu.be/_moObSnl0jw
HisBabes
I’m a subscriber of that vets YouTube channel & I have no idea why I watch those videos.
NickBlight
I know what those are and I will leave your link unclicked friend...
sliveroflight
That's fair.
Sortepian
All mammals i believe can get botflies except our water friends. Not 100% on that im just going what my non educated self is telling me
Metalhead47
They get barnacles instead.
Pugaluficus
Not to be that guy, but birds aren't mammals.
NickBlight
As I said to someone else, it's not that we don't get them it's that we can deal with them.
AhritheFoxx
Only wuth tools and such. Our fingers aren't enough
pangyre
Not true, just easier. I pulled these out of a litter of puppies all morning once… :|
NickBlight
Damn, if only humans were a tool using species.... And you can remove em with sap so it's not like we need surgical tools
Valdros
Our ability to use tools is pretty greatly aided by having fingers
Viscouse
Those are botflies.
Noob3rts
Where is the source, Frank?!
dontcallmesurely
Mangoworms
Lorgs
If I would ever find out I had a botfly in me, I would probably run for the nearest sharp object and just cut it out myself in panic
cropduster5000
Aka instant tripophobia for all who know of them
dontbesoimgur
I heard you can lure them out of your head with raw bacon
WalterJKovacs
Pulled 9 full grown larva out of a rabbit one time. Looked like it had been shot several times. All about the size of my pinky.
Thismulfucka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvTO7yYAr_M
CheeseborgarSoop
These are mangoworms.
XB0XYGEN
Master fisherman bravo
betmcc19721
I don't think so. They look like mango/wolf worm.
LuminousExpanse
fuck those things omg
LrrrRulerofThePlanetOmicronPerseiVIII
AnnuuChickiBreeki
Oh boy am I happy those fucks don't live here where air hurts your face
erasmus22
Sure they're not Mango worms?
wolfpreist
that poor bird
underscoreneckbeard
What kind of bird is that where this is worth it? Seems like this bird is gonna have more, and really still not make it.
WyrmsWorks
This is a common American Robin, however stopping the parasitism and allowing this juvenile to reach adulthood in a safe environment will
WyrmsWorks
very likely result in this bird living a full adult life.
KaBar41
Looks like a vet. They'll probably clean the wounds and rehab it, then release it back to the wild. It's chances seem good.
jdreamkiller2
VoidofStatic
Thanks, I hate it
Vyrro
Aka nope chunks
ExplainingTheJokeIsFunnierThanThePunchline
Bot time someone explained what they were.
PaulHavingABall
meloncollieflour
Google at your own risk.
twotimer
Wrong. Those are mango worms.
strangledbyaturtleneck
I didn't even know birds could get them! Poor little guy
teamansik6
Can a human have those?
LuciusNeedful
Yes, but very rare, and you have to travel to Central or South America: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/flies/human_bot_fly.htm
LuciusNeedful
Unless those are mango worms; to get those you would have to sleep on soil covered in larvae infested animal feces, so not likely, either.
UnremarkablyInteresting
Yes
teamansik6
pegmis
What kind of bird?
GeistigeBeduerftigkeit
Angry bird
keane
Looks like a baby robin
pangyre
Looks like a juvenile American robin but that's just a guess.
Salvion
I have to wonder WHY someone took a wild bird to the vet.
wheresmybanana
Seen them on tv before, can’t remember, do we have them here in the US?
brewcrew30
My SIL’s rabbit had a shit ton of these nasties in Wisconsin.
actualzombieslayer
Got them in Ohio. Im always combing the damn eggs off my horse in the summer.
DragonWarriorPo
Same story here. Horses get them all the time. So often they make "botfly knives" for the purpose.
Djchoragos
I know they have botflies in Alaska but no idea about the lower 48
Iguessthisismyjobnow
Lol lower 48. Fiance thought it was weird I refered to it as that then got up here and was like wow everyone really does call it that
imadethisaccounttotellyouthis
Seen em in AZ as big as the end of my thumb.
bonessasan
Which part?!
imadethisaccounttotellyouthis
The white mountains.
sufferinsuccotash
How does one prevent them???
actualzombieslayer
Well at the barn we've used fly spray and bot fly knives on the animals. And in my years on the farm ive never gotten one...shower regular?
daqatz
They look more like Mango worms.
grabus
Those worms looks nothing like a mango though
PraiseTitties
Definitely mango worms. Bot fly larvae normally have barbs protruding from it
Snooj
Original YT video says botflies.
dangerousmelon
Barbs?! Holy hell...
xtraa
Is it coincidence that they’re all in the head or is the botfly so smart to place it there so that the bird can‘t pick it out itself?
Evo2theta
bot flies dont lay their eggs on the creatures that host the larva... bot flies are huge ugly fuck nope things and they know it. they...1
Evo2theta
2...hunt down smaller flies, lay the eggs on them and when the host fly lands on another creature out pop the bot larva
DevByTradeAndLove
Could be the leftovers if the bird got the ones it could reach
WyrmsWorks
The skin is easily accessible on the face. Thick feathering protects most of the bird.
twotimer
They are mango worms. The fly lays the eggs in the nest or in the ground, and when the baby bird lays on them, they drill inside the skin.
hr0nk
Did our friendly little baby survive?
stukajr
Had a lot of fight left it in with the last last removed, have hopes it did. That other video of pup where it went limp 3/4 through - gone
hr0nk
I had a hard time watching the birb. Idk if I could watch it again though :(
JustHereToUploadHorsePorn
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UpvoteBuddyJesus
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Dormninja
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beastofburidan
Anyone ever read the blowfly girl blog posts?
bonessasan
arelmcii
And here I thought I'd forgotten that...
CheddarBae
Zaunfink
Oh don't remind me.
rubberducky44
I… I just did… what do I do? I feel dirty.
beastofburidan
Welcome to your new life
handlessgynocologist
I’ve gone to some strange places on the internet but that’s the one that made me put down my phone and really contemplate my existence.
beastofburidan
The true dark web
eiscriem
Holy fuck, why did I read that
WyrmsWorks
Ah ha, hahaha. Yes. In fact, she came up in conversation today. Dear lord.
JelloPutinPops
Why did I google this?
RX7zx6r
Uh, imma do the same against my better judgement, just know y’all are responsible for the outcome it has on my mental health.
CheddarBae
RX7zx6r
Okay I could not finish reading that.
bonessasan
It started off pretty bad and it just kept going! T_T /fetal position
beastofburidan
Mental health intact then?
stupidfarmer
I was washing my roommate's dog after he pooped while in his kennel and saw what I thought was a pimple on his leg until it "winked" at me.
Dartimus
NitherNor
That's what she said.
shimshimmyyah
Ello
Chivatha
did you just say hello?
stupidfarmer
T'was a Botfly.
AvianFox
There is an imgurian out there who actually went and down voted the second and third comment on this thread but didn't downvote the first.
ConsumingHate
Were you watching it when it happened or something? Always curious how someone knows that.
AvianFox
No just saw 0 downvotes on the first post and 1 downvote on the second at the time i commented on it. But now there is 1 downvote. :(
timmy26
A farmer would’ve known lol
beastofburidan
This is not a smart farmer
Ketheres
"Hello there"
thornmallow
"Heh, no I'm just a worm"
VitaminJay
...General Kenobi.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
I can't believe you've done this.
DarkMane17
Thank you for this comment.
MattyPatty01
Botfly...mango worms...either way proof that if there is a God, he fucking hates us
circlebreaker
There's worse parasites than Bot Flies dude...
BatmanIPad
No... There is no god. - Rick sanchez
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
IF there is a god, it's just his way of telling us "Y'all motherfuckers are food".
fozzibab
He doesn't. The Christian god is supposed to be a loving God, and loving gods don't make reality as shity and terrible as it is.
RandomIsotope
The problem is that the Christian god showed up late to the party and everyone else had already made things, so he made humans.
nickdoesntsharefood
Well he's seen out browser history, so can't blame him..
BeerIsProofThatGodLovesUsAndWantsUsToBeHappy
I respectfully disagree
EVLWNS
Was angry for a moment, and then I saw the username.
BeerIsProofThatGodLovesUsAndWantsUsToBeHappy
Seems quite a few didn’t catch the joke.
WhyDontYouMakeMe
No, that proof is the Guinea Worm. Fuck those things. Fuck those things forever
idor
I havnt heard of a guinea worm before May I ask why they should be fucked?
WhyDontYouMakeMe
Its name means "little dragon", a parasitic worm that is horribly painful and spreads by water https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis
WhyDontYouMakeMe
The ancient medicine symbol of one snake coiled around a staff is believed to be the representation of the only treatment of the infection
TuggSpeedmann
What if it was satans design?
themostirreleventnameintheworld
Those are mosquitos
itsanuglyplanetabugplanet
Or the super devils design?
cantpassvangoghcollect200dollars
If the people downvoting knew any better they'd ask why it's acceptable for God to be at fault for suffering and not Satan, or themselves.
highqualityraterotica
In fairness he did create bot flies.
bobtheaxolotl
If Satan exists, God made him, and is therefore responsible for his acts.
jfred325350
Free will.
bobtheaxolotl
If there is such a thing, and there is a God, God would have created it. He's still responsible.