Creepy crawlies: Amazing Scanning Electron Microscope pictures of insects and spiders
"A coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a maggot or the larva of a bluebottle fly (Protophormia sp.) with tiny teeth-like fangs extending from its mouth. The maggots of this fly are used medicinally to clean wounds. The maggots are sterilised and placed in the wound, where they feed on dead tissue and leave healthy tissue untouched. Their saliva contains anti- bacterial chemicals which maintain sterility in the area. Maggots are used on ulcers and deep wounds away from organs or body cavities, most often being used to treat diabetic ulcers on the feet"
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Subject: Re: Creepy Crawlies Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:45 pm
now imagine a world inhabited by these, only they're six feet tall (i want my mommy)
Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:56 pm
Looks like something out of a B grade horror movie. Click on link to see more of the weird and wonderful in the gallery.
