
Red Kryptonite
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Red Kryptonite
@fireflytrails
Christian, Conservative, Veteran (US ARMY 1971 - 1976)









Screwworms And The Death Of America’s Beef Industry Screwworms have been detected in Texas. You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about screw worms. You should. —Sam Faddis is a former clandestine CIA operations officer in Latin America and the Middle East Screw worms are parasitic worms found in Panama and Colombia. They lay their eggs in the skin of live animals, including cattle. The eggs then hatch, and the larvae (maggots) infest and feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals. “The name screwworm refers to the maggots’ feeding behavior as they burrow (screw) into the wound, feeding as they go like a screw being driven into wood. Maggots cause extensive damage by tearing at the hosts’ tissue with sharp mouth hooks. The wound can become larger and deepen as more maggots hatch and feed on living tissue. As a result, NWS can cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. Adult screwworm flies are about the size of a common housefly (or slightly larger). They have orange eyes, a metallic blue or green body, and three dark stripes along their backs. Report mammals and birds with the following signs: • Irritated behavior • Head shaking • The smell of decay • Presence of fly larvae (maggots) in wounds” • Eggs hatch within 12-24 hours, and the larvae burrow into living flesh using hook-like mouthparts: • Larvae feed for 5-7 days, enlarging the wound dramatically, causing severe pain, tissue destruction, foul-smelling discharge, secondary infections, and often death if untreated. • Mature larvae drop to the ground, pupate, and emerge as adults. The full cycle can be completed in as little as a few weeks in warm conditions, allowing rapid population growth. —United States Department of Agriculture Screwworms have been migrating north since mid-2025 at least. andmagazine.substack.com/p/screwworms-a…



















