Tag: Srilakshmi Chidambaram
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Entomological evidence and tales of the dead
Srilakshmi Chidambaram Manila, Philippines Transformation of large cone maggot from larvae to adult. USDA Forest Service via Flickr. Picture the scene: A body, blue with bloat, sprawled across the floor. The skin is sloughed off and peeling; fat drips through the carpet. The room is warm with the sickly-sweet stench of decay. A living,…