Can maggots be tiny?

[AaronX]

@astro

Some insects will lay their eggs in the bodies of other insects. The larvae hatch inside the insects body and use them as a food source then leave when they die. If you kill the insect carrying these larvae they will try to escape the dead fly.

But if they’re being infested and consumed, I thought they’d be nearly dead. The flies I killed looked healthy and active.