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The American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) is a large North American beetle belonging to the Silphidae family. It’s notable for being the largest carrion beetle found in this region and is currently listed as federally endangered due to drastic population reductions. These beetles play a c...
The sexton beetle, also known as the burying beetle, belongs to the family Silphidae and is named for its habit of burying small dead animals. Both males and females cooperate to excavate the soil beneath a carcass, ultimately sinking it into the ground to serve as a food source for their larvae. Th...
Nicrophorus tomentosus, the tomentose burying beetle, is a North American species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae. It is recognized by distinctive patches of yellowish-orange tomentum—dense, fine hairs—on its body, which distinguish it from most other Nicrophorus species. Like other buryin...
The Black Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus humator) is one of the largest burying beetle species found in Europe, reaching up to 25 millimeters in length. Like other burying beetles in the family Silphidae, it locates small vertebrate carcasses using chemoreceptors on its antennae and buries them as a fo...
The Red-breasted Carrion Beetle (Oiceoptoma thoracica) is an insect belonging to the family Silphidae. It is recognized by its dark elytra and a distinctive reddish-orange pronotum that covers its head. This beetle is commonly found in woodland environments across Europe and Asia. Both adults and la...
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