bat face fly Piotr Nasrecki

Nature never ever ceases to astound me. This is an older story, but timing doesn’t seem to be relevant here…

“When entomologist and renowned photographer Piotr Naskrecki posted images of long-winged bats plagued by facehuggers recently, he caused a bit of a stir. At first glance, the strange creatures look like spiders or ticks, but they’re actually a type of wingless fly found exclusively on bats.”

Click here to read the full article “Excuse me, Mr Bat. You’ve got a huge parasitic fly on your face.” by Sarah Keartes for Earth Touch News Network.

Photo ©Piotr Nasrecki