Last Updated on November 1, 2010 by James Dziezynski
When my friend Jayme returned from her trip (through my company) to the Amazon and Machu Picchu it looks like she snuck a little something extra through customs. At some point in her journey, she was injected with the eggs of a bot fly, a horrible beastie who uses the “Alien” strategy of implanting larva below the skin and letting it feast on human tissue until it bursts forth in full horrible bot fly mode. This is pretty dark stuff, kind of like that trilobyte they stick in Chekov’s ear in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Being ever the professional journalist, Jayme showed bizarre enthusiasm at capturing the extraction of her invasive little pal and insisted I come along to photograph the special day. So armed with a camera, I took off over my lunch break to meet her. I did so before I actually ate because let’s face it– watching parasites pulled out of human flesh can curb the appetite a bit. On with the show!
Jayme is tough as nails as the little cave in her arm is carefully cleaned and cut open by the doctor. Ouch!
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A close up of the little creep after he was pulled out. Yuck!
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Stitches in and on the road to recovery!
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I hold the sample, which was still moving, and the procedure is a success! Good job Jayme!
