Maggots: vile villains or surprising superheroes?
Bar Ampère
16 Russell Pl
VIC
-37.813655117322085
144.9674730011906
Description
Maggots. Offspring of the humble blowfly, they are generally disliked but their interaction with society cannot be denied. Their attraction to smelly, bacteria-rich environs makes them common inhabitants of our rubbish bins. This behaviour also attracts them to decomposing corpses where we use them to estimate time since death. We malign them for their role in flystrike, killing our sheep, but their love of flesh also sees them removing the dead tissue from wounds, and saving limbs. This talk will explore the role of the humble maggot, and discuss some important issues such as why they breathe out of their bums, why drugs give them the munchies, and how fly poo could catch a killer!
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Start:
2016-11-23T20:30:00+11:00
End:
2016-11-23T21:30:00+11:00
Category
Other
Tickets
RTB Melbourne
0.0
AUD
58