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Red-lined Carrion Beetle

Necrodes surinamensis

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39.6017, -82.0876

Field Notes

Description:

Large carrion beetle

Habitat:

Woodland, front porch light

Notes:

This carrion beetle came to my porch light. This beetle breeds on larger animal carcasses and does not care for its young. It protects and transports mites of the genus Poecilochirus and in turn the mites eat fly eggs reducing competition for food.

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Ashish
Its fantastic presentation... great spotting...
Photographed
PublishedNovember 20, 2012

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Interaction between different species of Arthropods
Mission
Appalachia Ohio
Mission
Backyard Habitats of the World
Mission
Beetles!
Mission
Backyard bugs and unknown visitors of the Northeastern United States

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