Shoo, Fly...Shoo!
In Stage 1, this insect evidence can be found on a body, in less than 8 hours
What are eggs?
TOD
What is Time of Death?
This poor chicken was frozen solid, but we appreciate him being chill
What was HueZone?
Stage 1 of the decomposition process doesn't actually mean you look good...just borrows your slang term
What is Fresh?
This state is home to the Body Farm
What is Tennessee?
What are instars?
Investigators can retrieve this acronym from larva crop
What is DNA?
Go figure...this one took his name from someone who did some greasy stuff
What was Sean Diddy?
Active decay is this stage of decomposition
What is Stage 3?
These are the slits located on the end of a larva which can help determine what Instar stage the larva is in
What are spiracles?
A more popular name for the larva of a blowfly in early stages are called this
What are maggots?
What is Post Mortem Interval?
He may have been the freshest chicken out there, but now his stench is something NO ONE wants to whiff
What is Gilbert?
After eating too much, you may feel like Stage 2...ugh
What is Bloated?
Curious to see if this amount of acreage (acres of land) will be enough for the Body Farm in the future
What is 3 acres?
Around this many days, larva enter their 3rd stage
What is 4-5 days?
What are Predator Insects (Beetles, Wasps, Ants, Spiders)?
What is Joe Flacco?
Not sure how certain beetles or insects can handle this Stage 5 of decomposition without having a drink
What is Dry/Skeletal?
This is the study of insects and related arthropods
What is entomology?
6 to 12 days after death—larvae migrates to a dry place and become this, as now they are immobile and their color changes from light brown to dark brown
What are pupa?
The acronym ADH refers to the number of hours at adjusted temperatures an insect takes to develop to a given stage
What is Accumulated Degree Hours?
This poor chicken reached Stage 5 of Decomposition before the rest
What is Joe Flacco?
In this stage, Stage 4, the poor soul may have a little bit left on them for some hungry bugs
What is Advanced Decay?
Who is John Dory?