Name these critters: Nasties that reside in bones
I've seen these things many many times. They are some kind of pupae. What comes out of them are very slender, active black worms. These came out of the sinuses of a canid skull. I could hear them dryly knocking around in the sinus cavities, and couldn't shake them all out breaking up the dry sinus material. I removed *at least double this amount* from the cranial cavity over week ago.. I hate dealing with these- freezing won't kill them, even many household cleaners won't penetrate the shells after an overnight soaking. I I didn't do the flesh removal on this one. This skull was mascerated out doors in buckets of water. I presume it was allowed to dry outside too.The problem with letting them sit inside the skull is that if they are exposed to enough moisture, *they hatch* and the black worms crawl out- sometimes in masse. See all the fat blackish grains in among the grey dust? THAT'S ALL WORMS to-be!
UGH! (I'm officially too grossed out).
Thanks for any ID assistance that you can give!
*Ugh*- What the hell are they? I want an official name for these nasties.