This Video Went Viral Because Of An Alleged Maggot Was Caught From The Water Faucet

This Video Went Viral Because Of An Alleged Maggot Was Caught From The Water Faucet

Rat-tailed maggots are the larvae of certain species of hoverflies the characteristic feature of a rat-tailed maggot is a tube-like, three-segmented, telescoping breathing siphon located at its posterior end. This acts like a snorkel, allowing the larva to breathe air while submerged. The siphon is usually about as long as the maggot's body but can be extended as long as 150 mm. This organ gives the larva its common name.

The most commonly encountered rat-tailed maggots are the larvae of the drone fly, Eristalis tenax. It lives in stagnant, oxygen-deprived water, with a high organic content. It is fairly tolerant of pollution and can live in sewage lagoons and cesspools. In 2017, rat-tailed maggots gained some press coverage after they were recognized in the composting toilets of the Glastonbury Festival.

A netizen posted on social media what looks like a rat-tailed maggot it is stated that it came from the faucet water. Now the concerned netizen warns everybody on social media that they should stop drinking water from faucets. Let's read the full post and watch the video of the supposed rat-tailed maggot.

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Babala Wag na wag po kayo iinom ng tubig na galing sa gripo. Nakita po ito ng Inang ko kani kanina lang habang kumukuha syang tubig sa gripo. Direkta syang kumuha ng tubig tapos lumabas po sa gripo.

Diko alam kung ano yan pero para syang bulate tapos may buntot.

Rat tailed maggot raw po yan

There are some documented cases of human intestinal myiasis caused by the rat-tailed maggot. Symptoms can range from none (asymptomatic) to abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting, or pruritus ani. Infection can be caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water, but doubts have been expressed that accidentally ingested fly larvae could survive in the gastrointestinal tract. Zumpt proposed an alternative called "rectal myiasis". Flies, attracted to feces, may deposit their eggs or larvae near or into the anus, and the larvae then penetrate further into the rectum. They can survive feeding on feces at this site, as long as the breathing tube reaches towards the anus.

So be aware and always check before drinking faucet water. There might be something lurking in the water that is hard to see so be very sharp when inspecting.

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