Carrion Beetle

A black beetle with large patches of bright orange often found in woodland although the one shown here was out on a track across open moorland.

These beetles have the ability to scent decaying flesh which they will collect and try to bury below the soil for safe-keeping.

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Nicrophorus Investigator image by munki-boy

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