DISGUSTING SUBJECT
#41
(05-11-2013, 07:40 AM)cletus1 Wrote:
(05-11-2013, 07:34 AM)PonderThis Wrote: It's more likely when we die that fly larvae will devour our bodies than that earthworms will.
Sure if when we die we are left in a field somewhere. I plan to be 6 feet under ground or more likely ashes. Unless I die in a remote part of Eastern Oregon and feed turkey vultures for a while.

I buried a dog at the bottom of a septic test hole and totally filled it in, and flies still got to the body. I was amazed.
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#42
(05-11-2013, 07:54 AM)PonderThis Wrote:
(05-11-2013, 07:40 AM)cletus1 Wrote:
(05-11-2013, 07:34 AM)PonderThis Wrote: It's more likely when we die that fly larvae will devour our bodies than that earthworms will.
Sure if when we die we are left in a field somewhere. I plan to be 6 feet under ground or more likely ashes. Unless I die in a remote part of Eastern Oregon and feed turkey vultures for a while.

I buried a dog at the bottom of a septic test hole and totally filled it in, and flies still got to the body. I was amazed.

Was the dog dead before you buried it?
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#43
Do live dogs attract more flies?
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#44
(05-10-2013, 08:13 PM)Tiamat Wrote: I'm more annoyed with mosquitoes right now. As annoying and disgusting as flies are, they serve a valuable purpose. Now mosquitoes? I could not find any citronella at Food 4 Less.Dry

Not sure if it works or not, but I saw this on Pinterest:

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#45
(05-11-2013, 07:24 AM)cletus1 Wrote:
(05-11-2013, 06:46 AM)PonderThis Wrote: They help decompose dead things and fecal material, recycling nutrients and returning them to nature.
I knew someone was going to say that. Most decomposition is done by bacteria and fungus; maggots play less of a role and only work on flesh when its warm out. They are lazy decomposers if that's even a word.


And maggots, Cletus. Maggots. They are amazing efficient. Faster than bacteria. And the fact that they do it warm weather only accentuates their value.
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#46
(05-11-2013, 06:44 AM)cletus1 Wrote:
(05-10-2013, 08:13 PM)Tiamat Wrote: I'm more annoyed with mosquitoes right now. As annoying and disgusting as flies are, they serve a valuable purpose. Now mosquitoes? I could not find any citronella at Food 4 Less.Dry

Please describe this valuable service.

Dinner for frogs, birds and a host of other species. You seem to talk a lot about eating, don't you dinner is valuable?Razz

Flies are also a valuable tool for forensic experts to determine the time of death.
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