No way. Each fly species has its own maggot style. Housefly maggots are smooth. Blowfly maggots have little hairs. It’s like fashion, but for wrigglers.
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Some maggots are transparent. You can see their guts moving. I’m sorry I told you that. But also, you’re curious now, aren’t you?
Others are yellow or brown. They change color as they age. It’s like a mood ring, but the mood is always “hungry.”
What about the smell?
Maggots don’t have noses. They sense chemicals with their skin. So they have no idea they smell like garbage. Ignorance is bliss when you’re a maggot.
Actually, the smell comes from bacteria, not the maggots themselves. Maggots are just following the stink to find food. They’re nose-blind detectives.
And they breathe through their butts. I swear I’m not making this up. They have tiny breathing tubes on their rear end. So yes, they fart oxygen.
