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Sexton Beetle on dead Opossum - Nicrophorus tomentosus
Copyright © 2008 Steve Kent

Sexton Beetle on dead Opossum - Nicrophorus tomentosus
Tobico Marsh on Saginaw Bay, Bay City, Bay County, Michigan County, Michigan, USA
September 6, 2008
Size: 3/4 inch
Six of these were working the Opossum body. Some flew in while I was watching. In flight they were a bright, pale yellow and moved very fast. I didn't realize it was the same insect until I saw one land.
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Contributed by Steve Kent on 7 September, 2008 - 10:45pm
Last updated 8 September, 2008 - 3:37pm

Easy one
to recognize, only silphid with the yellow fur on the pronotum is Nicrophorus tomentosus
… Guy A. Hanley, 7 September, 2008 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

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