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Is this a type of carrion beetle? - Megalodacne heros
Copyright © 2008 Kris Light

Is this a type of carrion beetle? - Megalodacne heros
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
June 20, 2008
Size: about 1"
After doing a search on the Beetles guide, the closest match I could come to was Nicrophorus sayi. Is this a correct assumption? My next question: is it poisonous if eaten? (the bright orange and black wings make me suspect it is). Of course, if it is a dung beetle, that might be enough to turn a predator away too! Thanks for any help!
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Contributed by Kris Light on 21 June, 2008 - 6:30pm
Last updated 4 February, 2009 - 2:16pm

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Fungus beetle
This is a fungus beetle, genus Megalodacne. I don't know if its toxic, but it certainly wants you to think it is.
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