After a thermobaric explosion, human remains are often severely burned — yet forensic maggots still show up to clock in.
🧬 How It Works:
- Blowflies can still detect charred flesh hours after detonation.
- They lay eggs in protected crevices (mouth, nose, wounds) where heat was less intense.
- Maggot development helps estimate time since death (PMI), even when the body’s scorched.
🔥 Thermobaric Complication:
Extreme heat may delay colonization or kill early-stage larvae. Entomologists must adjust their PMI estimates accordingly.
🐛 Science in Action:
In real cases, differences in larval size across body regions help map heat exposure and post-blast movement of remains.
Even when everything’s blackened, maggots bring clarity to the timeline. ⏳🧪
Keywords: maggots in explosions, blowflies and thermobaric devices, forensic entomology blast scene, PMI after fire, insect colonization charred remains
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