2012-10-30
Hunters sometimes harvest squirrels early in the hunting season that appear to be covered in tumors or lumps. These tumors are most likely the embedded larvae of squirrel bot flies (Cuterebra species), which are natural parasites of grey and fox squirrels and rabbits in the South. The old folks used to call these “wolves” and [...]
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