Editing Maggot (section)

{{short description|Larva of a fly}}
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[[File:Decomposing possum.jpg|thumb|Maggots feeding on an [[opossum]] [[carrion]]]]
[[File:Decomposition00.jpg|thumb|Maggots on a [[porcupine]] carcass]]
[[File:Likmaskar från Kanin - Ystad-2021.jpg|thumb|Maggots from a [[rabbit]].]]
[[File:Common wild pig (boar) corpse decomposition timelapse in 4K 13SpAUlZ6Qc.webm|thumb|Common wild pig (boar) corpse decomposition timelapse. Maggots are visible.]]
A '''maggot''' is the [[larva]] of a [[fly]] (order [[Fly|Diptera]]); it is applied in particular to the larvae of [[Brachycera]] flies, such as [[Housefly|houseflies]], [[Piophilidae|cheese flies]], and [[Calliphoridae|blowflies]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maggot |title=Definition of MAGGOT |website=merriam-webster.com |language=en |access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> rather than larvae of the [[Nematocera]], such as [[mosquito]]es and [[Tipuloidea|crane flies]].