Nicrophorus germanicus
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Nicrophorus germanicus is a burying beetle
described by Linnaeus in 1758.
Burying beetle
Burying beetles or sexton beetles are the best-known members of the family Silphidae . Burying beetles are true to their name. Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra . They bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae...
described by Linnaeus in 1758.