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πŸͺ² Beetles

Round-Necked Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus orbicollis

About

A medium-sized burying beetle with orange-red markings and a distinctly rounded thorax. It is one of the most common Nicrophorus species in North American forests.

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Did You Know?

Males attract females to a carcass by standing on top and releasing pheromones from their raised abdomens.