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2. Forensic entomological decomposition - Wikipedia

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   Forensic entomological decomposition is how insects decompose and what that means for timing and information in criminal investigations.Medicolegal entomology is a branch of forensic entomology that applies the study of insects to criminal investigations, and is commonly used in death investigations for estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI).

3. Detritivore - Wikipedia

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   The terms detritivore and decomposer are often used interchangeably, but they describe different organisms. Detritivores are usually arthropods and help in the process of remineralization. Detritivores perform the first stage of remineralization, by fragmenting the dead plant matter, allowing decomposers to perform the second stage of ...

4. Necrophage - Wikipedia

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   Examples commonly found on land include blow flies, flesh flies, muscid flies and thread-horns. Other necrophagous flies are semi-aquatic, for example black flies and lake flies. [2] [14] Diptera species play a critical role in forensic entomology, as they tend to colonize the human body during the early floating phase of decomposition. [14]

5. Insect ecology - Wikipedia

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   A giant water bug attacking a fish. Insect ecology is the interaction of insects, individually or as a community, with the surrounding environment or ecosystem. [1] This interaction is mostly mediated by the secretion and detection of chemicals (semiochemical) in the environment by insects. [2]

6. Detritus - Wikipedia

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   This example of detritus commonly consists of organic materials such as dead phytoplankton and zooplankton, the outer walls of diatoms and coccolithophores, dead skin and scales of fish, and fecal pellets. This material will slowly sink to the seafloor, where it makes up the majority of sediment in some areas.

7. Carrion insects - Wikipedia

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   Carrion insects are insects associated with decomposing remains. The processes of decomposition begin within a few minutes of death. [ 1 ] Decomposing remains offer a temporary, changing site of concentrated resources which are exploited by a wide range of organisms, of which arthropods are often the first to arrive and the predominant ...