How Nuclear Flies Protect You from Flesh-Eating Parasites
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A war has been raging for decades in the jungles of Panama, as we fight one of the most terrifying parasites on Earth. It is so relentless that our best defense is to drop 100 million radiation-blasted, flesh-eating flies from the sky – every week.
It’s one of the most successful biological campaigns in history, but it’s a war we can never stop fighting… and one we can’t afford to lose.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
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@KennyVo120
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
From what I understand, these guys are making a comeback in Texas now.
@rimajomantiene4806
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
so they are weak basicly bc they need wounds by the animal
@rafacamen17
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Please narrate in Spanish to play it in the rural communities of Mexico, we need this video to stop fear. Thank you!
@blendpinexus1416
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
i understand the science. but the scale and process is still bafflingly awesome.
@kalibrador
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Mexicos previous government decided it was a good idea to import cattle from central america (during the recent screworm fly outbreak) and you guessed it right, we started having infected cattle and even humans…I dont know the issue's current status but it was a big news a few years ago. I really hope they stopped it and not just swept it under the carpet.
@MariaSusetteRaganas
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Why not burn them
@cheesypizzasauce
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
I REALLY like how this channel has little clarification pop ups to keep things factual but still allow for fun conveying of information
@Aedoucan
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
hit em with the Krogan Genophage XD
@otto4735
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
wait im confused how can you tell if the screwworms were eraticated if they all look the same.😕
@nathandutra50
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
We? Im in Brazil.
@navneetbains490
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
what if we ACTUALLY nuke the flesh eating thingys instead of other stuff it would be bombs to good use
@KaicCostaRodrigues
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
.,.
@troygaspard6732
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Will the USA start supporting science again??
@and3987
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
First time im hearing this. What’s the news doing
@TheLivesofInsects
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
these are the kinds of things l want my tax dollars going to
@Smartapillo
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
What possibly can go wrong?
@lochlanmuir2291
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
They don’t protect me, i live in Australia. Although there are other stuff here too…
@BlitzkriegHD
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
If you find yourself in Central America and there’s a low flying plane overhead, it’s also possible that you might want to check the news and make sure the leader of your country is safe and accounted for nowadays
@TruthMcBane
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Some of your viewers are sterile, but that doesn’t mean they’re “dead inside.”
@IsaacRibeiro-g7g
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
South america but those buddies don't stand a chance, i have some sundews and monkey jar
@Salimatheguided
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
So the problem was the growing livestock farms. We gave them more than enough to thrive on. Rather than minimizing the livestock farms. (Because we all know we don’t need animal flesh to survive) let’s sterilize the flies. Let’s alter a natural part of creation to fit our human desires lol. Great video. 😊😊
@MikeJones-wp2mw
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
The reason we have screwworms back in the US now is because Biden opened the borders and let all those people come into the country. That's the same reason we are having measles outbreaks and the same reason we have bed bugs that didn't exist in this country for over 50 years.
@EirikXL
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
6:50 it's me!
@muropappa1
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
ok so it can be done. now lets get rid of mosquitos, any means
@CottonyAlmonds
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Well, I wonder how fast we'll die when the trumpet fucks this up for his ego
@ishu4227
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
we need a plague inc but it's flesh-eating flies
@chanoliverkumyun9123
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
5:40 Its suspicious how screwflies conveniently appear in Africa and the timing…does the sterile flies /worm factories' bosses had an idea of intercontinental market expansion?
@svihl666
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
interesting
@AbundanceTribe
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
That's not nuclear…
@OliverWaugh-o9q
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
That thumbnail is wild
@kingofsbeve776
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
We are fucked now
@AarushNagar-cl8ke
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
this is where the countries should put out tax money in
@zulbayaramarsanaa6181
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
that is nothing in mongolia we have medication
@aquiljones9957
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 pm
title sucks. there is nothing nuclear about sterile flies. great information tho
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