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Burying beetle  Geotagged,Nicrophorus defodiens,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Wow. What are the hitchhikers? Oh I just looked at an earlier post you made. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
  2. Ohh, great find! Posted 4 years ago

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''Nicrophorus defodiens'' is a burying beetle described by Mannerheim in 1846. In 2012, ''N. defodiens'' was found to be one of at least two burying beetles which can breed in the forest canopy.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Aug 2, 2021. Captured Aug 1, 2021 13:04 in Shinglewood Loop, Carnation, WA 98014, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/4.5
  • 1/250s
  • ISO1250
  • 80mm