Monitor Lizard Decomposition Time Lapse | BBC Earth

*Monitor Lizard Decomposition Time Lapse - BBC Earth*

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[ParaspriteHugger]

I don't want to know how the studio smelled after this one.

[Meg-enzv]

This was both mental and fascinating.. Those maggots really cleaned the lizard out 😱

[asmr-sensei]

No maggots were harmed in the production of this video.

[YodaDJmaster]

I was eating Chef Boyardee when I clicked on this...





*And I didn't miss a beat. It was delicious.*

[hiwhowhatareyoudoinghereme]

This is the quality content I subscribed for. THANK YOU!!! 👁🙏👁

[ApexPredatorWithSungGlasses]

No monitor lizards were harmed on the making of this video.

[nannaleifa]

How much money do BBC pay to... this lizard actor? :p

[fridayhc]

i just want to ask
where the worm came from at thw beginning
and where did they go in the end

[Getcha-Pull]

Me: One more video then I go to sleep

That "one more video":

[XenoGuru]

Is this decomposition without outside interference (no flies or other endoparasitoids)?

That is the one I'm looking for

[tyranidsever]

I didn't know brown rice was capable of autonomous movement.

[jd_]

Oh buddy, I was not ready for an existential crisis

[tomatoe]

My brain: lets watch this get rotten
Me: ew no
*10 seconds later:*

[NissanJames]

what happened to the worms then?😂 turn to fly?
or is it sealed glass no worm can evolve to fly!😂

[gamzeemakara]

you can really see all the parts of decaying in this

nice

[ActNaturally]

Awesome video!! Keep em coming!! Thumbs UP

[sherryspectre]

In 15 minutes, I saved money on my car insurance...

[AggresarioX]

Millions upon millions of maggots, now roaming the badlands waiting to moult

[benb]

That's how I feel when I sleep at a Motel 6

[MuhammadEgypt]

Do the maggots die afterwards or do they turn into flies?