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Beetles on Dead RatSnake - Creophilus maxillosus
Copyright © 2009 Cheryl

Beetles on Dead RatSnake - Creophilus maxillosus
Polk County, Tennessee, USA
July 15, 2009
On a herping trip...this dead ratsnake was found, and crawling all over it and IN it, were these two types of beetles.
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Contributed by Cheryl on 16 July, 2009 - 1:04am
Last updated 20 August, 2009 - 12:21am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

Although this image shows two different species, I am placing it on the Creophilus maxillosus page, as it seems to be much less commonly photographed than the carrion beetle (and also because this is the first TN record for that species).
… Harsi S. Parker, 20 August, 2009 - 12:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 15 August, 2009 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

American Carrion Beetle?
Not an expert of any kind, but the beetles on the right look quite a lot like Necrophila americana:



Please wait for one of the Coleoptera specialists to confirm!

[EDIT: Well, I would pat myself on the back for tying with =v= on the ID, but in the time it took him to ID them both, I only managed to guess on one! (*smile*)]
… Harsi S. Parker, 16 July, 2009 - 1:13am login or register to post comments

Creophilus maxillosus & Necrophila americana
… v belov, 16 July, 2009 - 1:13am login or register to post comments

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