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Burying beetles or sexton beetles

Nicrophorus

Photo by Seema
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Sexton Beetle

Nicrophorus sp.

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Jacob Gorneau
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Jacob Gorneau
Hi Seema! What a beautiful beetle! I would need to see the underside to tell for a species. This would be a lovely addition to the "Beetles!" mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/11500889
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PublishedMarch 18, 2013

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