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burying beetle
Necrophore Nec"ro*phore, n. [Gr. ? a dead body + ? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle.
burying beetle
Carrion Car"ri*on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. A prey for carrion kites. --Shak. Carrion beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and burying beetle. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphid[ae]. Carrion buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara. Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.

Meaning of burying beetle from wikipedia

- black with red markings on the elytra (forewings). Burying beetles are true to their name—they bury the carc****es of small vertebrates such as birds and...
- americ****, also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. It belongs...
- pustulatus, also known as the pustulated carrion beetle or blistered burying beetle, is a species of burying beetle that was described by Johann Karl Wilhelm...
- (gold-necked carrion beetle or tomentose burying beetle) is a species of burying beetle that was described by Friedrich Weber in 1801. The beetle belongs to the...
- larvae. Burying beetles are attentive parents, and parti****te in cooperative care and feeding of their offspring. Both parents work to bury small animal...
- carrion are ephemeral habitats that are frequently visited by beetles (dung beetles, burying beetles). P****tic nematodes (Rhabditoides) and mites (e.g. genera...
- encroaching female. Infanticide has also been recorded in another insect, the burying beetle Nicrophorus orbicollis. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lethocerus...
- Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae...
- burying beetle first described by Thomas Say in 1825. It is a member of the genus Nicrophorus or ****ton beetles, comprising the most common beetles in...
- Nicrophorus vespilloides is a burying beetle described by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1783. The beetles vary widely in size and can present with...