Buried, but not forgotten
Nicrophorus vespilloides
While sorting through some old photos from 2008 I discovered this photo of a Sexton or The Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides. These are useful beetles that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae. These beetles sometimes called carrion beetles belong to the family Silphidae.
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