From: "Geo." 

they used them in the movie "Gladiator".

Geo.

"David N. Barnett"  wrote in message
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> On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 09:23:21 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote in message :
>
> | > Rotting flesh eating maggots have legitimate medical uses.
> |
> | Ugh.  If they ever put any on me, they better not tell me about it!
>
> If you ever needed them, then the grossness of maggots eating your
> flesh would be the least of your concerns.  They are usually used to
> clean out gangrenous or seriously infected lesions, perhaps to save a
> limb.  Or would you rather have a stump?
>
> --dnb
>

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