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Salmon (oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Body Farm

By newtechcoppell

  • Day One

    No observation

  • Day Two

    No observation

  • Day Three

    No observation
  • Day Four

    Day Four

    Organism: Pink Salmon - oncorhynchus gorbuscha
    Decomposition Expert Report: No observation
    Entomologist Report: No inscet activity is report on the organism
    Weather: Sunny, 82 degrees
  • Day Five

    Day Five

    Decomposition Expert Report: Nothing had decayed yet.
    Entomologist Report: Salmon had blow fly magets spread around. Blow flies were 1 cm in size.
    Weather: Partly Cloudy, 87 degrees
  • Day Six

    Day Six

    Decomposition Expert Report: Nothing had decayed yet.
    Entomologist Report: Magets were 1 cm long, there were more ants on the salmon. More piles of magets and ants were forming.
    Weather: Sunny with few clouds, 73 degrees
  • Day Seven

    Day Seven

    Decomposition Expert Report: Nothing had decayed yet.
    Entomologist Report: Mounds of flies covered one side of the Salmon. Flies were .5 cm long. There were more ants on the salmon.
    Weather: Cloudy, 64 degrees
  • Day 9

    Day 9

    Decomposition Expert Report: Soft in texture, white/ black spots forming on one side.
    Entomologist Report: Covered in ants and magets. Magets were appoximately 1 cm long.
    Weather: Cloudy, 70 degrees.

  • Day 12

    Salmon was missing.

  • Day 13

    Salmon was still missing. No observation could be made.