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Day 1
-No maggots
-Just two flies that flew away
-decompostion is barley visible -
Day 2
-8-9 maggots
-Bird is 12 inches long
-not much more signs of decomposition -
Day 3
-Bird is now 10 inches long
-Decomposition in chest is beginning/ eyes are missing
-15 maggots at 1 cm each
- Ants are showing up -
Day 4
The weather was bad so we were unable to go outside. -
Day 5
-86 degrees, mostly cloudy
-Maggots are now 2cm, more ants are showing up
-Decomposition continues, the birds femur is now showing -
Day 6
82 degrees cloudy
Only 1 maggot is left: 2 1/2 cm long
A really bad smells begins
-decomposition contues slightly -
Day 7
-64 degrees outside
- As decompostion continues, more bones show
- Flies are surrounding the bird -
Day 8
- Rainy day -Decomposition continues, one of the leg bones is showing -1 maggot- 2.5 cm
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Day 9
-Flies and ants continue to show up
-Decomposition continues, more bones begin to show -
Day 10
- Most of the soft tissue is gone, the tail is curled up -Flies and ants surround the bird
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Final Day
Nothing new
