MAIN ARTHROPODS RECOVERED
IN PIG CARRION
Based on biological characteristics, the Arthropods have been classified in the following way:
| NECROPHAGOUS | Feed in the carrion itself: Flesh flies. Blow flies: Blue bottle fly,Sheep bottle fly, Green bottle fly. Skin beetles, larder beetles, Checkered beetles: Red-legged ham beetle, Carrion beetles,Sap beetles. |
| PREDATORS | Dung flies. Rove beetles, Clown beetles |
| SAPROPHAGOUS | The biology of
saprophagous arthropods are quite varied due to feeding on decaying animal and plant
material, excrement, dung, garbage by adults.
Muscid flies: Lesser house fly, House fly, Stable fly. Skipper flies , Black scavenger flies, Small dung flies, Scuttle flies. Scarab beetles |
| HYMENOPTEROUS | Wasp |
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