Assertion: fly's larva | /r/HasProperty | maggot
Facets:
value: more generally
type: DEGREE
value: informally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The adults lay their eggs on the carcasses of dead animals, and the larvae (maggots) feed on the decaying flesh.
text: The name blow fly comes from the bloated condition of the rotting animal carcasses that their larvae, known as maggots, infest.
text: Informally, such brachyceran larvae are called maggots, but the term is not technical and often applied indifferently to fly larvae or insect larvae in general.
text: Within a day, larvae (maggots) hatch from the eggs; they live and feed where they were laid.
text: As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods.
text: Insects are also used in medicine, for example fly larvae (maggots) were formerly used to treat wounds to prevent or stop gangrene, as they would only consume dead flesh.
text: Their larvae are known as maggots.
text: Blowfly larvae, known as gentles, and other dipteran larvae, known more generally as maggots, are used as fishing bait and as food for carnivorous animals.
text: These soon hatch into legless white larvae, known as maggots.