Carrion beetle. No image available.
Click to follow link. Carrion Beetle

Scientific name:
(Coleoptera: Silphidae)

Facts: Carrion beetles are typically found in decaying animal carcasses. Some carrion beetles are very attractively colored although their feeding habit is repulsive.


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