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Putzi Fly (The African Tumbu Fly)
The Putzi Fly (Tumbu Fly), [i]Cordylobia anthrophaga[/i], is common in East and Central Africa. It lays eggs in clothes hanging out to dry and upon contact with human skin the eggs hatch. The larvae burrow into the skin and develop into fully grown maggots if left to their own devices.

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