FRSC 1010H Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Alphaproteobacteria, Flesh Fly, Silphidae
13 Dec 2016
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Insects: three part body (head, thorax, abdomen), three paired of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Not all invertebrates are anthropods, but all anthropods are invertebrates. Urban entomology: insects that interact with humans in residual or commercial settings. Stored product entomology: insect infestation of food and food products and the disputes that result from the presence of insects, their body parts or obvious damage from their activity in foodstuffs. Medico-criminal entomology: life-history strategies of necrophagous insects are the bases for using insects in investigations of suspicious deaths or homicides. First documented: 13th century china death investigator sung tz"u. Confession after blow fly lands on sickle from residual blood. Payne identified sic stages of decay: fresh, bloat, active decay, advanced decay, dry decay, remains are omitted (skins and bones). Payne also highlighted the value of using pigs. It is not common practice to use adult pigs as models for emulating decomposition of adult humans.
