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unknown Silphadae - male - female
Copyright © 2021 bucky r

unknown Silphadae - Male Female
Nashville area
March 4, 2021
Size: just over a centimeter
All found on a dry deer carcass in the woods. Didn't see any larva, but expect to since I took all I could find home with me (planning on using them for taxidermy, to clean skulls, etc). The one I handled secreted a brownish liquid that smelled terrible. Some of them have noticeable "tails" while others do not. Abdomen is striated (lines running down it), pronotum is similarly textured, if a bit more bumpy.

The possible species I've narrowed it down to so far are: A. bituberosa, H. ramosa, O. inaequale, O, rugulosa, S. tristis, and several Thanatophilus sp.

If anyone has any insight please let me know!!

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Contributed by bucky r on 4 March, 2021 - 4:55pm
Last updated 5 March, 2021 - 12:20pm

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next time make sure to fill in the data and crop images tight
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Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 5 March, 2021 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
I think that they are probably Ridged Carrion Beetles Oiceoptoma inaequale. (eastern)
… Bob Biagi, 4 March, 2021 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

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