1. Forensic “Pigology” (Time of Colonization?)
Education Transfer Plan
IISME/Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Gordon Sanford, July 2012

2. “Body Dump” Pig foot secured to ground with long nail and inverted planter cage for protection from local scavengers.

3. Pig foot with eggs oviposited (approximately 1 day old)

4. Fly Eggs at 40x magnification (approx 1 day old)

5. Maggot mass on/under skin of pig foot

6. Collected fly larvae (maggots) in Petri dish

7. Fly larvae (maggot), 3rd Instar stage

8. Spiracles slits, Peritreme complete, Third-instar Larvae

9. Spiracular slits directed to center, Peritreme incomplete

10. Spiracular slits not directed to the center…

11. Peritreme complete & thick, Spiracular slits directed towards the center, Third-instar Bottle Fly Larvae

12. Peritreme complete & thick, Spiracular slits directed towards the center, Third-instar Bottle Fly Larvae

13. Four stages of Puparium, (left to right) maggot hardening, day 1-2 pupa, days 3-5 pupa, day 7+ ready to hatch

14. Green Bottle Fly (freshly hatched, soft wings)

15. Flesh Fly Spiracules not directed to center, Peritreme incomplete

16. Secondary Screw Worm Fly

17. ???