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Nicrophorus americanus
Copyright © 2005 Joe Bullock

Nicrophorus americanus
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
February 21, 2005
I visited the Roger Williams Park Zoo to photograph specimens of Nicrophorus americanus. They have a captive breeding program that has been releasing beetles on Nantucket Island.
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Contributed by Joe Bullock on 25 February, 2005 - 7:41pm
Last updated 23 April, 2005 - 7:27pm

More Info on this species
Here's a roundup from UNL.

And an article on experiments to radio track the beetles.
… Stephen Hart, 20 March, 2009 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

American burying beetle (endangered)
A lot of info on Nicrophorus americanus can be found from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:

http://ecos.fws.gov/species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=I028
… Richard Leung, 25 February, 2005 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

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