Osteophagia by Nasutitermes guayanae (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae) on human bone remains in the Andean Amazon, Caquetá, Colombia

Autor:	Yardany RAMOS-PASTRANA, Eric CÓRDOBA-SUAREZ, Marta WOLFF
Jazyk:	English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	bones forensic entomology Nasutiterminae necrophagous insect Science (General) Q1-390
Zdroj:	Acta Amazonica, Vol 51, Iss 4, Pp 347-351 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0044-5967 1809-4392
DOI:	10.1590/1809-4392202100961
Popis:	ABSTRACT We present the first report of Nasutitermes guayanae feeding on human bone remains found in an urban area of the municipality of Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia, in the Colombian Amazon piedmont. The record indicates an expansion in the diet of these termites. The observation suggests that the association of N. guayanae with decomposing bodies may be a possible tool for the estimation of postmortem intervals.
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