This is the New World Screwworm...

[milestogo]

The New World screwworm is a species of the parasitic fly that completes part of its lifecycle by feeding on the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals and people.

https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/potentially-deadly-flesh-eating-parasite-confirmed-in-texas-usda-warns

It looks like a Republican to me.

[ZDU]

1. Way back when...

https://cr.usembassy.gov/sections-offices/aphis/screwworm-program/

[EYESORE 9001]

2. I dare say they have more empathy than repuQs

Screwworms at least have a vested interest in keeping their host healthy, while repuQ don’t GAF about your well-being.

[Sneederbunk]

3. The Old World Screwworm was more attractive.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. RFK, Jr. says not to worry about screwworms:

Link to tweet

[Jerry2144]

11. And Couch Vance thinks it's a new kink to try

[Seinan Sensei]

19. Wonder if RFK Jr has collected a Screwworm penis yet

Y’know - for his collection

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd

The case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said late Wednesday.

Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd

The case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said late Wednesday.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

— Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2026-06-04T11:27:13.516Z

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-world-screwworm-case-detected-texas-calf-cattle-food-supply-usda-rcna348414

A flesh-eating parasite that had been kept out of U.S. livestock for decades has been detected in Texas, threatening the nation’s cattle industry and food supply at a time when prices are already high.

The case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said late Wednesday.

The parasitic fly’s larvae feed exclusively on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals.

While the fly is capable of infecting humans and pets, such cases are rare and pose little risk to the broader public, according to experts....

The primary weapon against screwworm is a decades-old technique that has eliminated the parasite from the U.S. in the past — releasing sterilized male flies into affected areas. Since female flies generally mate only once, those that pair with sterile males are unable to produce offspring.

In a bid to contain the spread of the parasite, USDA said it has begun releasing sterile flies in the area and is investing heavily in new sterile flies production facilities in Texas.

[NNadir]

6. Any relation to the brainworm in RFK Jr? Just asking.

[popsdenver]

12. RFK Jr's

AND Trumps are actually spirochetes that eat away at the brain, when you have untreated Tertiary Syphillis.....and the damage is progressive and permanent........

[NNadir]

14. I never heard that one but apparently it has a lot of internet traction.

[Emile]

7. Republican Party's new symbol replacing the elephant.

[City Lights]

8. Looks a lot like RFK Jr. nt

[Easterncedar]

9. Has any one else read The Screwfly Solution?

James Tiptree's brilliant story of biological control and humanity's weak spot.

[highplainsdem]

20. When it was published in Analog almost 50 years ago.

[Easterncedar]

21. Prescient, right?

I loved Tiptree. Still remember where I was when her death was announced on the radio.

[Ilsa]

10. Vets found it in a young or newborn calf in deep south Texas.

It's here. I wonder how easily it spreads?

[ToxMarz]

13. The spawn of Stephen MIller

[LilElf70]

15. It looks like a Republican to me?

Absolutely. Nailed it

[rubbersole]

17. It's just barely white enough.

A little more beige and they'd sic ICE on them.

[johnnyplankton]

16. It looks like the Sandworm from "Dune"

[mgardener]

18. Why yes it does.

[LessAspin]

22. DOGE

Screw worm found in US cattle first time since 1966. The US had a facility that bred the flies and sterilized the males. This method controlled the population and virtually eradicated the parasite.

DOGE cut it because it sounded woke

[LessAspin]

24. Confirmed

3 more sightings confirmed..

Flesh-eating screwworms confirmed in Texas. 👇

— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) 2026-06-05T17:58:51.898Z

It's getting serious

[Mad_Machine76]

23. This is a good metaphor

for how Trump is screwing America (and the world)