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American carrion beetle - Necrophila americana

American carrion beetle - Necrophila americana
Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
May 3, 2020
Size: US quarter
Several ants were under the beetle and repeatedly flipped it onto its back. It managed every time over sevral minutes to right itself and attempt to walk on. At moderate elevation on a wooded ridge.