Insects are the reason our bodies actually decompose. They are drawn to the stench of cadaverine and putrescine once your body starts producing it. As stated before, when an individual dies, their body starts to decay about 4 minutes after their heart stops beating and their cells are deprived of oxygen. Insects, such as blowflies, seek out damp orifices to lay their eggs in. After the bloat stage of decomposition the body becomes open to its surroundings and insect activity tends to increase significantly26. Each blowfly can deposit around 250 eggs that will hatch within 24 hours. This results in the hatching of first-stage maggots.
First-stage maggots feed on the rotting flesh of the body before molting into larger maggots. This results
First-stage maggots feed on the rotting flesh of the body before molting into larger maggots. This results