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dannyskillz Brighton, United States May 17, 2010

Found at Picture Canyon - Has a weird hole in it's head and tiny wings

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dannyskillz Brighton, United States May 17, 2010

Another angle

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dannyskillz Brighton, United States May 17, 2010

A better angle yet

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 18, 2010

This is a rodent bot fly (Diptera: Cuterebridae); Cuterebra sp. Their larvae develop under the skin of rodents and rabbits - see http://tinyurl.com/24raaro for an example.

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