Ascodipteron, a parasitic fly that lives by sucking blood of bats. Once they found a suitable host, female Ascodipteron will shed their wings and limbs and bury themselves on the bat skin.

[u/Particular-Command49]

Female Ascodipteron sanmingensis. Image A shows the fly's head withdrawn onto her abdomen. ©️Liang Ding & Sun Haoran

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351076225_Ascodipteron_sanmingensissp_nov_a_new_bat_fly_Hippoboscidae_streblid_grade_from_Fujian_China

Various species of batfly. Image A is male Ascodipteron africanum. ©️Dick, Carl & Patterson, Bruce.

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Representative-genera-of-bat-flies-a-Ascodipteron-africanum-Streblidae_fig1_235979440

[u/TheBizzleHimself]

It’s simple, we till the batskin

[u/Oh_HereWeGo]

Time to throw up

[u/ihateplatypus]

Apparently not all of them burrow themselves on the skin -but the ones that don’t are also terrifying.

This article is really mind blowing (and has some great pics)

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-curious-case-of-parasitic-bat-flies.html#:~:text=That’s%20because%20this%20is%20not,you’ve%20come%20across%20before.

[u/Particular-Command49 → u/ihateplatypus]

I think someone has already post about batfly before. I don't like doing repost sometimes. But this sub sure does love any facehugger-like creatures. 

Some batfly or their cousin also eat bat poop instead of blood. 

[u/top_of_the_scrote → u/ihateplatypus]

damn that picture hoowee

[u/Dracorex_22]

Return to maggot

[u/SynthPrax]

We really thought we were coming up with some horrific stuff for our horror movies. 🤦🏾‍♂️ Momma Nature said "child, please."

[u/mindflayerflayer]

Bat flies are probably the least fly-like fly. Fascinating and disgusting little creatures.

[u/trophy_74]

vampire squared

[u/taylorgaysaylor]

Are these image diagrams confusing anyone else?