Entomology Crossword Puzzle - Kaylen Smith

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  1. 3. The estimated time of which a body has been dead
  2. 5. The stage of decomposition in which the dead body becomes visibly inflated
  3. 6. The tool used to collect insects from a body
  4. 8. Blowflies can start to appear on the body within __ minutes of death
  5. 11. Fly that gives live birth
  6. 13. The study of insects
  7. 16. The first murders in which entomology was used
  8. 17. Another creature that helps insects with the decomposition of a body
  9. 18. The stage of decomposition that smells bad
  10. 19. Dermestids, Tineids and Mites are ___ to arrive at a body.
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  1. 1. The biggest environmental factor that affects insect development
  2. 2. A deterrent for blowflies
  3. 4. These eat dead vertebrate bodies
  4. 5. The first insect to arrive at a body
  5. 7. As ____ develops, more groups of insects arrive at the body with most groups arriving before the body dries out.
  6. 9. After ___, it is harder to determine ToD because there are less active insects
  7. 10. The second fly that arrives at a body after the blowfly
  8. 12. __ temperatures slow the rate at which maggots can pupate
  9. 14. At this stage of decomposition the body is devoid of flies
  10. 15. The stage of decomposition in which the body may appear to be just sleeping