This awful creature was, according to my partner, found under or black walnut tree, attached to or emerging from the neck of a very-recently killed bunny that the dog had (killed within the last ~15m). Any idea what it is? More pics available.

It’s not smooth like a slug/leech, but has a textured surface. It looks like a grub, but what would a grub be doing attached to a bunny? It has an obvious mouth and anus. She described the mouth part as “hexagonal”, which she saw open while it was alive, coming off of or out of the Bunny’s neck (it was in or by by a wound it didn’t necessarily inflict).

I think it’s probably just congealed evil and should be thrown into a fire, along with everything it touched except the puppy, and that’s how it’s going to get me.

My opinion is obviously tongue-in-cheek, but what is this really?

  • Icalasari@fedia.io
    37·
    2 months ago

    I think it’s probably just congealed evil

    Pretty good description of a botfly, actually

    • bastionOPEnglish
      221·
      2 months ago

      I have a friend… …as much as one can befriend a monster, anyways… …who intentionally let a botfly larva grow in his… …arm? thigh? Anyways, after a good long time, he started getting Stockholm syndrome and got fond of the evil fucker, because he had been through so much pain with it. Eventually, though, the pain was too much and he caved and got it removed.

      There are some times when it’s just better to listen to the pain.

      • pelletbucket@lemm.eeEnglish
        13·
        2 months ago

        some entomologist let one grow on his head. it hatched under his hat during a baseball game

        • bastionOPEnglish
          18·
          2 months ago

          One person’s abject disgust is another’s religion and a third’s science.

        • bastionOPEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          The jury’s still out on that, but hopefully I’ll continue to interact with him and have a chance to know him well enough to make that call.