Assertion: maggot | /r/CapableOf | feed on decayed tissue
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text: Blow flies have played a role in medicine: species such as the green bottle fly and the black blow fly were once commonly used to clean open wounds in humans because the maggots tend to feed only on decayed tissue.
text: The eggs hatch quickly and the maggots then feed on the decaying tissues.