this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
1096 points (98.9% liked)

Science Memes

20382 readers
3592 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
Sal@mander.xyz
fossilesque@mander.xyz
SciBot@mander.xyz
fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com
1096
DOGE cut 20% of APHIS the agency that protects U.S. agriculture and now the screwworm parasite that wipes out livestock has returned to the U.S (mander.xyz)
submitted 2 days ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
142 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] bluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is so much more horrifying than I realized. Humans can get it too. Here's a CDC article on it if you dare. https://www.cdc.gov/new-world-screwworm/about/index.html

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Symptoms can include

Feeling maggots (larvae) move or seeing maggots within a skin wound or sore, or in the ears, nose, eyes, or mouth.
Painful skin wounds or sores that worsen within a few days.
A foul-smelling odor from the site of the infestation.
Bleeding from open sores.

Yeah, that doesn't sound fun.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Seeing maggots move within the eyes. Yeah, I think I can go without meat in that case.

[–] angband@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You are the meat, in that case.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yeaaaaah, was just reading about screwworms. I didn't realize it was the parasite that embeds itself into your wounds and eats your flesh. Oh boy oh boy!