05-30-2013, 06:43 PM
Stage 6: Dry decay - 50-365 days after death. The pig has been reduced to hair and bone.
Insect activity
Animals which can feed on hair include tineid moths, and micro-organisms like bacteria. Mites, in turn, feed on these micro-organisms.
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Stage 6: Dry decay - 50-365 days after death. The pig has been reduced to hair and bone.
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Stage 6: Dry decay - 50-365 days after death. The pig has been reduced to hair and bone.
They remain on the body as long as traces of hair remain, which depends on the amount of hair that covers the particular species. Humans and pigs have relatively little hair and this stage is short for these species.
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Insect activity
Animals which can feed on hair include tineid moths, and micro-organisms like bacteria. Mites, in turn, feed on these micro-organisms.
Stage 6: Dry decay - 50-365 days after death. The pig has been reduced to hair and bone.
Stage 6: Dry decay - 50-365 days after death. The pig has been reduced to hair and bone.
They remain on the body as long as traces of hair remain, which depends on the amount of hair that covers the particular species. Humans and pigs have relatively little hair and this stage is short for these species.