Does anybody have an objection to using insects to remove the flesh from dead bodies and storing the bones?

The idea is to return the dead bodies to the "circle of life" (food web) rather than make the resources unavailable for other organisms.

[this is my view of burial and cremation]

The practices that surround burial add harmful substances (formaldehyde, etc) and one form of cremation (resomation) uses potassium hydroxide to reduce the volume.



The insects will be eaten by spiders, carnivorous plants, birds and they in turn will be eaten.

Does anybody have an objection to using insects to remove the flesh from dead bodies and storing the bones?
dont have anything against it but do think it might not be in our best interest as a species to use ourselves as other life forms food supply-just my thoughts-smile and enjoy the night
Reply:That is basically the Islamic burial practise as well. The only difference is the body is buried in a white sheet. Embalming and autopsies are not permitted. One must be buried with in 24 hours of death.
Reply:so what do you do just throw your dead in a hole and through some dirt on them. that's kinda morbid isn't it. Even the cheapest coffins are sealed where nothing can get in them. Like bugs.
Reply:There are cemeteries where you can be buried naturally, such as this one: http://www.naturalburial.org/



The problem with what you describe would be the unbelievable smell and potential bio-hazard. It would be hard to find people to be caretakers for a building full of rotting bodies.
Reply:What are the bones stored for? No objection... just wondering.
Reply:I think everyone should donate their organs (including skin) to science when they are deceased. It is my understanding that these organs can not be 'stored' so, yes, I think I would have to object to this method you are explaining.
Reply:This could ultimately be harmful to human omnivores if widely practiced, as this places a highly toxic (due to humans being high on the food chain) feed (the corpse) back into the food chain at a low level.
Reply:Actually, no, I don't have a problem with that at all, although keeping something like carrion beetles for this task could be a big difficulty in and of itself.



I'm in favor of natural burial, actually, and because I like birds, I'd prefer a "sky burial" for myself if it were legal in this country.