Forensic Entomology

3. Female flies will lay their eggs near body openings or _____
4. Second stage of a fly's life cycle
6. Last stage of decomposition in which most of the flesh is gone
7. Stage of decomposition that begins at the moment of death
8. The time between the death and discovery of a body; called the postmortem interval
10. Second stage of decomposition in which the body becomes inflated due to the production of gases from bacteria
11. Study of insects
12. Stage of decomposition that will have large maggot masses and noticeable odor
14. A species of fly found in the early stages of decomposition
15. Type of animal that is often used to simulate a human body in forensic entomological experiments
16. The term for the 3 larval stages

1. Data related to the temperature and precipitation in an area where a crime scene is located
2. The shedding of a larva's exoskeleton
5. Last stage of a fly's life cycle
6. Order that includes flies
9. Order that includes beetles
13. First stage of a fly's life cycle
15. Third stage of a fly's life cycle