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Maggot is a general term for the larval form of an insect. They appear 2-5 days after an adult insect lays its eggs. In the case of a deceased animal, flies are usually the source of maggots. The flies lay their eggs after being drawn to the smell of rotting flesh. The eggs hatch into maggots and they get their nutrients from eating the body. This also aids in decomposition. Actually there is a field of forensics called forensic entymology or solving crimes by observing the insects/larva on a body. Each insect has a specific life cycle and the time it takes for the larva to hatch can be diagnostic.
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Are there maggots in the rainforest?
Yes, maggots can be found in the desert in the bodies of dead animals.
Will maggots eat calluses?
no maggots will only eat dead tissue.
Consumers that feed on the bodies of dead orginsms?
Maggots
Do flies eat little boys?
Only once they are dead, then the flies lay their eggs on the little boys' dead bodies. The maggots which hatch from the eggs are the things that actually eat the dead flesh.
Why is maggots found in decaying food?
because maggots live in dead bodies or any where disgusting
Do maggots eat dead roachbugs We sprayed for roaches and now we have maggots.?
yes, they eat anything that's dead or rotton, i have a project on them. =)
Do maggots come from dead bodies?
only if you smell as bad as conor
What consumers that feed on the bodies of dead organisms?
decomposers, like maggots.
Do maggots start first on something dead?
Maggots will only eat the dead flesh. They will not eat living cells. That is why they are used to clean horrific wounds that cannot be cleansed by doctors.
Do maggots eat live flesh?
any type of food and dead bodies
How do maggots get into a dead body where there are no flies?
If there are no flies then there will be no maggots. No flies, no eggs, no maggots.
Why are special consumers essential to all ecosystem?
because special consumers like maggots eat abiotic (dead) things like planets and animals so if there were no "special" consumers there would be dead bodies
