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Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus carolinus
Copyright © 2006 Scott Nelson

Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus carolinus
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
July 15, 2006
Size: 24 mm

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Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus carolinus Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus carolinus Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus carolinus
Contributed by Scott Nelson on 15 July, 2006 - 3:10pm
Last updated 8 May, 2007 - 6:36pm

Do
those mites hurt the beetle?
… vulgaris, 24 August, 2007 - 9:52am

 
No
The mites do not hurt the beetle unless they become too numerous. They are not feeding on the burying beetle but the food the beetle is eating. They are hitchhikers. The mites also can be found on dung beetles and some longhorn beetles.
… Scott Nelson, 24 August, 2007 - 4:07pm

Moved
Moved from Sexton Beetles.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 8 May, 2007 - 6:36pm

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