Maggots Aren’t Just Maggots — They’re Potential Evidence

Maggots Aren’t Just Maggots — They’re Potential Evidence

The New York Times

The two women lifted a stiff corpse from the ground, revealing a squirming bug in the dirt . "That one is a live larva!” said Alex Smith, the lab manager of Colorado Mesa University’s Forensic Investigation Research Station . “You can actually test the larvae and pupa casings for drugs,” Mr. Smith said .

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