A beetle enthusiast from County Antrim has recorded a beetle species not seen in Ireland for nearly 100 years.

Burying beetles haul mouse carcasses into the dirt and prep them to start a family. Insects called burying beetles haul mouse carcasses down into the dirt and prep them to feed their future offspring.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Conservation efforts at The Wilds benefit creatures big and small including the first insect to be listed as an endangered species, the American Burying Beetle. Known to be one ...

The carrion beetles (also known as burying beetles or sexton beetles), which Sheena researches, are masters of death: they breed in the dead carcass of a mouse or a bird and, together with their ...

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(via Deep Look) Insects called burying beetles haul mouse carcasses down into the dirt and prep them to feed their future offspring. Also known as carrion beetles, they have some stiff competition … ...