Figure 5.

Decomposition of carcass 2sun. Top to bottom, left to right; numbers in brackets represent the days post-mortem. Early decomposition. Day 3: Still no visible swelling. Day 7: Extensive maggot activity on snout, eyes, and anus; moist decomposition of the head; abdomen bloated. Advanced decomposition. Day 9: Mummification of the head has started; extensive maggot activity over the whole body; abdominal tissues enter the stage of moist decomposition. Day 11: Skin has dried; head starts to skeletonize; reduced number of maggots; clear decrease in biomass. Day 15: Most soft tissues have gone; remaining tissues are black and sticky. Day 21: Further loss of soft tissues. Otherwise, not many changes are noticed. Skeletonization. Day 34: Bones easily palpable under the skin. Day 44: Dry bones, desiccated skin and bunches of sticky bristles left.