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Monday, August 11, 2008 12:00 AM

Ask Pablo

After the Grim Reaper arrives, what's the greenest way to dispose of our bodies?
By Pablo Päster

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  • Sunday, August 10, 2008 06:38 PM

    Don't want to give carrion beetles a bad reputation...

    The bugs that natural history museums use for removing flesh from bone are called "skin beetles", and they aren't part of the carrion beetles family. My apologies to any carrion beetles who may have been offended by my earlier remarks.

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