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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: PMI CMap, Life Cycle Gives scientists and idea of how long it takes for insects to mature. Also helps us distinguish what stage an insect is and how long its been alive for, during the summer, the eggs hatch and the young mature at their fastest rates, but during winter, colder temperatures kill off most of the outdoor-dwelling insects which is important because Temperature affects not only the survival of house flies, but the rate at which they mature and therefore the estimated post mortem interval, Metamorphisis is (in an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages., Colonization The carrion will be colonized with different insects that help the decaying process by consuming the different parts of the body., Colonization occurs on the Carrion, (in an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages. which can Tell scientists what stage of growth an i nsect is at. This gives scientists a time span since colonization began, How do forensic entomologists determine PMI? Metamorphisis, Larvae become Adults, How do forensic entomologists determine PMI? ???? Life Cycle, In optimal temperatures, fruit fly eggs hatch into larvae within 30 hours. These larvae ultimately mature into adults that feed, breed and lay their own generation of eggs. The life cycle of some fruit fly species is less than one week. eggs turn into Larvae, Larvae enter openings and wounds of the deceaced first. They feed on the fleshy and moist parts. Larvae, Eggs In optimal temperatures, fruit fly eggs hatch into larvae within 30 hours. These larvae ultimately mature into adults that feed, breed and lay their own generation of eggs. The life cycle of some fruit fly species is less than one week., a head, thorax, and abdomen as well as wings and many legs they're classified as Anthropods, Life Cycle is affected by Temperature, Insects Different kinds of insects inhabit a carrion. They each have an indivdual function and decompose a certain part of the body. (i.e. flesh or skin), Carrion is the decaying flesh of dead animals., How do forensic entomologists determine PMI? Colonization, Temperature because Flies are unable to tolerate high temperature that's why mortality is generally observed when larvae reared at high temperatures, How do forensic entomologists determine PMI? Eggs, Colonization Scientists can estimate when the flies arrive and use their knowledge about the colonization of that species to detrmine when the organism died.