Brand: Scenic City Oddities
Insect Type: Chrysomya megacephala - fly larvae
Type: miniature jar
Material: Mixed Materials
Country of Origin: United States
Handmade: Yes
B35a
Miniature jar of 10 freeze dried maggot Larvae of Blow flies. Small specimens for your collection. This specimen jar is approx. 1 3/4" x 1/2" with a cork top and glass bottom. The top cork can be removed.
Species and fun facts: Chrysomya megacephala
The Calliphoridae are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing bait, are known as gentles.They are used for Corpse Death Timeline Indicator/Post-Mortem Interval Indicator, Blow Flies' Larvae/Maggots (Chrysomya megacephala)
Fact 1:Blow flies is very important forensic tool to investigate the death and build the death timeline for corpse. It is the first to arrive and infest the corpse when there is death. Where there is death, there are blow flies and larvae.
