SciShow's video: The Fly That Lays Eggs in Toad Nostrils

We were probably all told to quit picking our noses at one point, and by most standards, this is good advice. But if you were a toad, it might come in handy to scratch away blowfly eggs. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Marwan Hassoun, Jb Taishoff, Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12328 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.09.005 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-012-0785-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-014-0157-2 https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/bioindicators-using-organisms-to-measure-environmental-impacts-16821310/ Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/young-woman-facial-expressions-gm643300604-116614169 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/pattern-of-creeping-flies-gm849757882-139623555 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/bluebottle-fly-insect-species-calliphora-vomitoria-bug-animal-nature-macro-gm518585094-90114635 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucilia.bufonivora.-.lindsey.jpg (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/legalcode) https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/lush-green-leaf-with-water-droplets-natural-fresh-background-gm937956538-256513632 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/common-toad-with-toadfly-larvae-near-its-nostrils-amsterdamse-waterleiding-duinen-gm1127623793-297271322 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cute-vector-sitting-green-toad-with-fly-halloween-character-icon-autumn-all-saints-gm1266762441-371445489 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/marshland-early-morning-gm92733103-9511482 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crapaud_commun_(Bufo_bufo)_parasit%C3%A9_par_Lucilia_bufonivora_(3)_-_Baie_de_Somme.jpg (Image Modified) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode) https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/modern-city-in-the-evening-at-sunset-smoke-comes-out-of-the-pipes-of-power-plants-and-factories-of-the-modern-neighborhood-on-the-outskirts-of-the-metropolis-urbanization-evsnwrxfgijvblz5s