Decomposition features of corpses upon fire exposure

The article summarizes obtained research data on the nature of necriphilic insects involved in the process of dressed chickens’ (Gallus gallus L.) decomposition upon exposure to fire. Their carcasses were used as exposed to fire models for the study of biological characteristics inherent to the mechanisms of decay. During the course of our research it was revealed that 8 particular species of insects contributed to the process of decomposition in corpses upon their thermal exposure. The results on the prevalence, abundance, and diversity of flies and beetles found in studied corpses are presented. A particular forensic medicine case on the study of the body of a dead man found at the bonfire site is provided. The research of the remains of the body destructed by fire revealed an accumulation of larvae species (Protophormia terraenovae)