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Ham Beetle - Necrobia rufipes
Copyright © 2009 Kerry S. Matz

Ham Beetle - Necrobia rufipes
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
April 19, 2009
Size: 4mm
Found in a Dermestid colony used for bone cleaning.
Contributed by Kerry S. Matz on 30 April, 2009 - 5:40pm

I remember them as shiny green
is this one dirty or do the have some kind of wax that they loose later?
… margarethe brummermann, 30 April, 2009 - 7:20pm

 
This one
has a coat of debri from the surroundings. Lots of bone and/or fat dust present. Even a wet brush would not clean it off.
… Kerry S. Matz, 2 May, 2009 - 7:42pm

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