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πŸͺ² Beetles

Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle

Oiceoptoma thoracicum

About

A flattened black beetle with a broad, reddish-orange thorax found on carrion. Unlike burying beetles, it does not bury carcasses but feeds on them in place.

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Did You Know?

It is often the first beetle species to arrive at a carcass, sometimes appearing within minutes of death.