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Looks more like burnished copper to me than "red". These hide under carrion, do not feed on it. Both the adults and larvae hunt for larvae of other insects, such as flies, eating from the remains.
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Oiceoptoma thoracicum is a Eurasian carrion beetle in the Oiceoptoma genus.
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