Humus is different from decomposing soil organic matter. Daytime collection was resumed and the plague pits became mounds of decomposing corpses. Some plants and fungi smell like decomposing carrion and attract insects that aid in reproduction. Virus can persist in infected meat for months, and for prolonged periods in decomposing carcasses. Hemiedaphic species inhabit the lower litter layers of decomposing organic material. Dead leatherbacks that wash ashore are microecosystems while decomposing. Larvae may eat algae, microflora, and living or decomposing plant matter, including wood. The trees grow in height and result in decomposing leaf material in the soil. Organic deposits are largely the result of decomposing plant material. Any salt that melts without decomposing or vaporizing usually yields an ionic liquid. By using a bio-digester, which produces the bacteria required for decomposing, cooking gas is generated. He took Yatzenko's relatives to the scene, where they discovered his mutilated and decomposing body. Both compounds may be easily prepared by decomposing a dry metal nitrate. Others can be found in decomposing vegetation. Both later stated that they believed the odor to be that of a decomposing body.