Burying beetle
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burying-beetle-190-172955
title:
Burying beetle
text:
Burying beetles or sexton beetles, genus Nicrophorus, are the best-known members of the family Silphidae. Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra (forewings). Burying beetles are true to their name—they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae, this makes them carnivorous. They are unusual among insects in that both the male and female parents take care of the brood. The genus name is sometimes spelled Necrophorus
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of beetles
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burying_beetle
date created:
2002-09-15T21:20:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:03:46Z
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image:
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