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American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)

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American burying beetle larvae

© Bryan E. Reynolds
American burying beetle pair

© Brett Cortesi at Roger Williams Park Zoo
American burying beetle, head detail

© Brett Cortesi at Roger Williams Park Zoo
American burying beetle, dorsal view

© Brett Cortesi at Roger Williams Park Zoo
American burying beetle, dorsal view

© Bryan E. Reynolds
American burying beetle, ventral view

© Bryan E. Reynolds
American burying beetle, side view

© Jay Pruett
American burying beetle on thistle head

© Jay Pruett
American burying beetle on carcass

© Alex Snyder / Wayne National Forest
American burying beetle on dead kangaroo rat

© M. L. Jameson / University of Nebraska State Museum

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