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Why is the study of insects and their life cycles important for forensic entomologists? How is this information helpful to criminal investigations?

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You can understand it through the provided example.

  • Suppose a terrentula bit killed a person .
  • Now criminal investigation goes on that how he got killed .
  • If forensic entomologists don't awaree about it then they can't identify the cause

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To help determine the approx. time of death

Step-by-step explanation:

From the early stages after a body decomposes insects are attracted to it and lay eggs in it. By studying the insect population and the larvae stages, a forensic entomologist can estimate the postmortem index, any change in the position of the body and sometimes the cause of death.

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