Burrowing beetles

[dodgymanc]

I noticed a small (5mm) round black beetle half burrowed inside me today. It was a couple of inches above my left thigh bone, and im wondering how common this is, or is it poisonous (just to make sure!) and *why* was it burrowing inside me?

[sddsddean]

I would say it was probably a 'tick' of some sort. Thats what they do as they are trying to feed on your blood. Much more common in the country where livestock have them ie sheep ticks, cattle ticks.

[templeman]

Possibly the larva of the Bot Fly. Most unpleasant because they burrow under the skin where they live until they mature.