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Burying Beetle

Posted by Clare Jenkins,
North Country explorer from Colton, New York
August 3, 2013 —

Burying beetles are black with reddish markings on their backs. They are true to their name, burying carcasses of rodents or other small animals.

Comments

Eudora Watson

Clare -

A burying beetle was the first beetle I identified using a guidebook. It led me to a fascination with beetles, their habits and their names.This is a fitting photograph: a colorful beetle in a colorful environment.

Eudora

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