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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?           empty pupal cases, a few spiders and mites

What family to blow flies belong to? Make sure to capitalize the name and spelling counts. Calliphoridae Stratiomyidae Scarabaeidae Sarcophagidae Trogidae Muscidae Silphidae Piophilidae Dermestidae Staphylinidae Cleridae

What family do house flies belong to? Make sure to capitalize the name and spelling counts. Calliphoridae Stratiomyidae Scarabaeidae Sarcophagidae Trogidae Muscidae Silphidae Piophilidae Dermestidae Staphylinidae Cleridae

___________ is the order and known pattern in which forensically important insects arrive to remains.

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

For what purpose are this insect’s forelegs likely adapted?  

True flies belong in which order?

When you collect larvae you keep a sample alive for rearing. Why do you do this?  

What type of antennae are shown here?   

At a scene what type of writing implement should you use and why?