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Chose all materials that are used for collecting adult insects. Select all that apply.

What is a characteristic of this family pertaining to the legs? Be specific.

Suppose it takes an insect 140.5 accumulated degree days to reach the third instar and you have collected third instars during a case. Using the weather data below, what is your minimum time of colonization estimation? List your answer as “1 August” without the quotation marks.   Date Average Daily Temp ADD 3 August 98F 48 2 August 95F 93 1 August 97F 140 31 July 96.5F 186.5 30 July 101F 237.5

You find the following insects were collected from your scene, what stage of decomposition do you expect your body to be in?           nitidulids, dermestids, trogids, pupal cases  

In an ideal situation when you arrive to a scene there are six temperatures you should take. There are two that should always be taken.

What characteristics define an arthropod? Select all that apply.

What type of antennae are shown here?   

You find the following insects were collected from your scene, what stage of decomposition do you expect your body to be in?           blow fly eggs, adult blow flies and flesh flies

Where on the insect’s body do you find the location of the legs?

What are some reasons that a TOC may differ from a minimum postmortem interval?