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Carrion Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus

Carrion Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
July 28, 2014
Size: 1 inch approx.
The beetles have their own small pinkish bugs on them in this photo.

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Carrion Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus Carrion Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus

'pinkish bugs'
are phoretic mites (i.e., they use the beetle for transportation and are not parasites).

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