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An
Old World screw-worm fly
(
Chrysomya albiceps
), a species of
blow-fly
, feeding on
decomposing
matter. Like other members of the
Chrysomya
genus
, these insects are an important tool in
forensic science
and
forensic entomology
due to their ability to smell dead animal matter over a long distance.
Photo credit:
Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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