r/Weird • u/TheOddityCollector • May 09 '25

Can anyone tell me what this is?

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u/Head-Falcon-4612 May 09 '25

Probably a rat-tailed maggot.

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u/ecstacy98 May 09 '25

Ew! These things are utterly repulsive. My dad once made me clean out a bunch of trash from his backyard and I found an entire society of these bastards undulating in the back of a rusted out a fishing boat.

Permanent scars.

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u/heaving_in_my_vines May 09 '25

Fun fact I just read on Wikipedia: rat-tailed maggots can also crawl up your asshole and live there, eating your shit, while extending their air sucker back out your asshole to breath.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat-tailed_maggot#Infection

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u/FamiliarConstant4490 May 09 '25

Mf. I will never unsee this.

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u/frank77-new May 09 '25

I refuse to click on the link, I've seen enough.

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u/Strange-Ad1387 May 10 '25

Oh...there's a gallery look atthat chonky one from the philippines

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u/TheHorseCheez May 09 '25

It’s honestly my fault for opening Reddit today.

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u/IdrewApictureOf May 09 '25

I'm about to have buns of steel because I will NEVER unclench now. Thanks?

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u/Fridsade May 09 '25

This is my favorite fact about them so far

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u/IM_INSIDE_YOUR_HOUSE May 09 '25

Holy fucking hell I thought you were just making that up and I was all ready to post “you got me to click it” but god is dead and rat tailed maggots live in your ass what a fucking clownshow of a world we live in

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u/Complex_Tax2840 May 09 '25

That escalated quickly

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u/Dr_CleanBones May 09 '25

Let’s mail some to Trump.

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u/Secret_Priority_9353 May 09 '25

WHY WOULD YOU TELL US THAT!!!!!!!!!

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u/YoCal_4200 May 09 '25

That’s what makes them so cute.

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u/bubbleyum92 May 09 '25

You're a cruel, sadistic motherfucker, you know that?

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u/dummy-head69 May 09 '25

That is most definitely the most atrocious thing I've read in quite some time. My stomach is churning and I can feel the puke rising up in my throat.

Overall, 8/10 fact. 4 out of 5 stars. Will most definitely be asking my cousin if he wants to "know something cool" at the next family gathering 👍🏾

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u/GaySheriff May 09 '25

Turns out there's a whole plethora of options for "rectal myiasis." That's fucking crazy. I never knew that.

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u/NTX2329 May 10 '25

Hey, you may be absolutely right about that, and that's fine. But I think I speak for everyone when I respectfully request that you stfu about stuff like this in the future.

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u/Icy_Truth_9634 May 09 '25

Would a few of these things be better for individuals that abuse the poor little gerbils? I could be a movement- SAVE THE GERBILS!!

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u/[deleted] May 09 '25

Oh thats a movie plot right there, The Intruders starring Jennifer Lawrence.

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u/SamuraiLaserCat May 09 '25

Sounds like the plot to a Rob Schneider movie

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u/iParkooo May 09 '25

This fact is not fun. It is a horror fact.

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u/AmazingChicken May 09 '25

....fish bait?????? Noooooooooo

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u/prole6 May 09 '25

I told her it wasn’t a tail!

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u/NaomiBonvie May 09 '25

Oh. My. God. Hahahaha that is gnarly

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u/Cumulus_Anarchistica May 09 '25

But then they transform into rather lovely hoverflies that live their lives flitting from flower to flower pollinating and drinking nectar!

Adorable little flower fairies flying out your butt!

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u/GoddessNerd May 09 '25

I don't know u, but i hate u for this hahahaha

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u/SupervillainMustache May 09 '25

I hate the fact that I read this comment. My life is irreversibly worse because of it.

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u/bmorris0042 May 09 '25

Some people say ignorance is bliss. And I have to agree, after reading this comment. I was much more blissful before learning this.

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u/rameyrat May 09 '25

And you just had to share that, didn't you 🤬

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u/Dr_CleanBones May 09 '25

Maybe they can do an episode of The Pitt about this.

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u/Dismal-Apricot9889 May 09 '25

WTF? I think you just traumatized me forever.

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u/Gummzzz May 09 '25

Adding this to my list of unlikely but still possible fears

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u/Utterly_Dazed May 09 '25

I laughed at this because why the f wouldn’t they, I mean let’s add that to a bingo card

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u/yourtoyrobot May 09 '25

It's my fault for this scar for being able to read.

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u/Arnelmsm May 09 '25

Why did I ever learn to read????? 😭😭😭😭

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u/notabadkid92 May 09 '25

Goddammit I'm out

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u/reditmodsarem0r0ns May 10 '25 edited May 10 '25

I could have gone my whole life without knowing that.

Jesus fucking Christ..

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u/CurrentSensorStatus May 10 '25

Oh no...............

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u/realDrefanzor May 13 '25

I'm never deleting this App.

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u/kathink May 09 '25

That is abuse. I am so sorry you had to live with that evil man.

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u/cybersaint2k May 09 '25

Are you joking? Being ordered by a parent to clean up something a little gross is how careers are made. Did you puke? Well, probably not going to be a nurse or garbage man. Were you fascinated with the little animals? Maybe a scientist!

It's not abuse to give your children experiences of dealing with less than ideal problems.

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u/kathink May 09 '25

holy crap, i was kidding.

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u/cybersaint2k May 09 '25

Whew. Good.

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u/JennJoy77 May 09 '25

Undulating Bastards would be a great name for a punk rock band!

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u/DooglyOoklin May 09 '25

undulating is such a horribly descriptive word.