Comments: Sometimes called âAsh-leaved Mapleâ because of its non-typical leaves, , Box Elder is technically considered a maple tree (Acer genus). Its lumber is softer, weaker, and lighter than almost all other species of maple, and Box Elderâs overall strength, as well as itâs strength-to-weight ratio are poor. Related Species:
Under room temperature (about 20 Â°C), the black blow fly Phormia regina can change from egg to pupa in 150â266 hours (six to 11 days). When the third larval stage is complete, it will leave the corpse and burrow into the ground to pupate, emerging as an adult seven to 14 days later.
A female blowfly lays up to 300 eggs at one time, and with numerous females visiting a corpse, the number of maggots can be immense. For example, 48,562 maggots were found on a 156 g piece of meat after 24 hours exposure. However, because this was insufficient food to sustain them, only 231 flies finally emerged. In warm weather, conducive to fly growth, maggots can consume 60 per cent of a human body in less than a week.