Cultural Importance
There is a fable that says Lucilia species can predict death and show up before it occurs. This idea may have originated much in the same way the theory of Spontaneous Generation came about around two millennia ago, based on how Calliphorids are typically the first insects to arrive on a carcass. The theory was a supposed process that life would come from sources other than seeds or parents. Understanding this makes understanding how this cultural fable may have come about much easier.
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