May 14, 2018 · botfly, common name for several families of hairy flies [1] whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of mammals. The horse botfly secretes an irritating substance that …

May 21, 2018 · gad·fly / ˈgadˌflī/ • n. (pl. -flies) a fly that bites livestock, esp. a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. ∎ fig. an annoying person, esp. one who provokes others into action by criticism.

The botfly lays its eggs in wounds left by the bites of other insects. I found the idea of a maggot living and growing under my skin, eating my flesh as it grew, to be so intolerable, so terrifying …

Great ZimbabweType of GovernmentGreat Zimbabwe was the first significant empire to emerge in South Africa. Named after the immense granite complex that served as its center of power, …

Vril A word invented by Edward Bulwer Lytton, famous novelist, politican and occultist, to describe a kind of psychic energy. It was featured in his book Vril: Power of the Coming Race (1871), …

SERFDOM IN RUSSIA SERFDOM IN RUSSIA. The origins of serfdom as a form of migration control can be seen in mid-fifteenth-century documents that restricted peasant movement to …

AKSUMITE RELIGION AKSUMITE RELIGION . Civilization first appeared in the Ethiopian highlands in the fifth century before the common era. It was apparently brought by Semitic …

Cloche Hat Cloche hats were the most fashionable form of women's headgear during the 1920s. They were close-fitting, helmet-shaped hats that hugged the skull. They had deep rounded …

The 1960s Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview During the 1960s, pillars of American society that had seemed so indestructible a few years before became the objects of derision. Whether …

Blandina (d. 177 ce) Christian martyr and saint. Tortured in the amphitheater at Lyons in 177 ce. Blandina was a female slave who, during the persecution of the Christians, was brought into …