'Terrifying' creature found in Aussie toilet: 'WTF'

The creature is actually something much less sinister but still somewhat stomach-churning: it's a rat-tailed maggot. These maggots are the larvae of drone flies, a common garden insect that you've likely mistaken for a bee at one time or another.

Dr Tanya Latty, an entomologist at the University of Sydney, previously explained to Yahoo News that rat-tailed maggots are common across Australia and are a valuable asset to the nation."They are not harmful and are in fact beneficial insects," she explained."They are the larvae of drone flies which are pollinators."

Drone fly larvae are often laid in surface water that is thick with organic matter such as that found in drains or toilets, before moving to drier locations to pupate. They can grow up to 15cm in length including their tails, while most are around 2-3cm."They are found in pools of stagnant water," the University of Wollongong's Professor James Wallman previously told Yahoo News.

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