In Mary Roach's "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers," the author provides a vivid and somewhat unsettling description of maggots infesting a corpse. She compares their collective feeding to the sound of Rice Krispies, evoking an image of them clustered tightly together, resembling grains of rice. This imagery emphasizes the grotesque nature of decay and the life forms that thrive in decomposing bodies.

Ron, a character in the narrative, reflects on his former enjoyment of Rice Krispies, contrasting his memories of a simple pleasure with the disturbing reality of death. This juxtaposition highlights the dissonance between life and death, as well as the unexpected connections between mundane experiences and the scientific realities of human cadaver studies.