Sexton Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus guttula Skull Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA May 28, 2007 Size: about 18-20mm
Found under an aluminum pan with about 30 "Pill Bugs" with a slight bit of moist soil remaining. The pan is a catch pan under a double cement set of sinks in the garden used to wash produce. The beetle acted dead & was folded up when first exposed, but it caught my eye & I checked it out & it wasn't crunchy....so I pocketed it & brought it in the house for photo session then released. Sorry, I for got to take a measurement, but think it to have been just under 20mm.
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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 28 May, 2007 - 11:44pm Last updated 30 November, 2007 - 11:04am |