Well, if I had been forced to guess I would have guessed the right answer ( thanks Google)! However, I am currently out of inspiration for a question, so I’ll stay stum for a while!
Some Aphaenogaster worker ants lack the metathorax and propodeum. The mid-thorax is fused directly to the second abdominal segment, so the hind legs are missing.
For corruption, maybe flies particularly bluebottles, but I can’t imagine the fatal outcome being associated with them; surely they were too prevalent.
I saw a Death's Head Hawk Moth exhibition at the Cambridge Zoology Museum. The moth used as a symbol in 'Silence of the Lambs' isn't the British form of moth