Dermatobia hominis does not attack humans directly.

It seizes the day flying mosquitoes and flies and attaches its eggs to their bodies.

When the mosquito lands on a human to feed, the warmth of the victim’s body causes the egg to hatch.

The newly formed larvae bores beneath the victims skin to grow and feed.

Only when the larvae is fully grown, it leaves the victim’s body and drops off to pupate in the soil.

It becomes an adult and starts its hunt for a carrier of its egg.