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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?

Bees, ants and wasps belong to an order that translates to ‘membranous wings’, which order is that? Make sure to capitalize your answer.

Identify this insect down to the lowest level covered in class.     

What is a ptilinum?