Certain insects, like blowflies, may lay eggs on a person minutes after he dies. That may be gross, but it helps forensic entomologists figure out how, where, and when a death has occurred. They study insects and other arthropods that are drawn to corpses. (Tomas K. / Shutterstock)
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