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Photo by Marissa6
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Field Notes

Description:

This little guy flew past me, I thought at first he was a dragonfly, then he landed and went down into a hole in the ground. After a few minutes, he came out, covered in dirt, cleaning his face. I noticed he had what looked like pollen on his back legs. A solitary wasp of some kind? I have never seen one before.

Habitat:

He lives in a burrow he dug in the dirt, it's in the picture.

Notes:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Qlcimo9y2IbV9XBO2

Species ID Suggestions

Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus carolinus

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Comments (3)
Christine Y.
You're welcome :)...Cool beetle, but I definitely don't envy the abundance of fire ants!
Marissa6
Hi Christine! Thank you! That was fast :-) Turns out it's Nicrophorus carolinus, in the carrion beetle family. Thanks!! They don't seem to be really prevalent down here, they compete with fire ants...which are EVERYWHERE here.
Christine Y.
Looks like a burying beetle (Nicrophorus sp.).
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2017

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