#rabbit botfly

Thank you for folks that came to see the premiere! If you haven't yet, the video link is still up as always!

But yeah been planning to release these guys eventually, it was my first attempt on making rock. You guys are gonna see alot of fictional bands here for the sake of Planet Dirth/Mewniverse. Thanks, Splatoon and OK KO for worldbuilding ideas and cartoony zanniness

Anywho, meet 4BITZ! A rising star indie band with a knack of rock and chiptune beats, that's becoming a popular listen for teens and young adults.

Rabbit botfly, Cuterebra buccata, Oestridae, Diptera. Found in the United States.

Bot flies are parasites of mammals; the rabbit botfly, as its name suggests, parasitizes rabbits specifically. Female botflies will deposit their eggs either directly onto the host or on a vector insect which then visits the animal and unwittingly deposits them. After hatching, the larvae burrow into the skin of the host and feed on living tissue. Over a period of weeks, the larvae mature, eventually emerge from the host, and drop to the ground where they burrow into the soil to pupate.

Photos 1-3 by meaddy, 4-5 by awells, 6-7 by janetatlock, 8 by newmexicobirder, 9 (larva) by aphanotus, and 10 (adult fly with pupal case) by peterwchen