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Six spotted sexton beetle one of two burying beetles known to live under forest canopy Geotagged,Nicrophorus defodiens,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Six spotted sexton beetle

one of two burying beetles known to live under forest canopy

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice find! Feisty females:
    "When copulation is over, the males' pheromone emission is resumed, but the female attempts to obstruct the male from attracting any additional females, thus imposing monogamy on the male."     Posted 5 years ago

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The Nicrophorus defodiens

''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.

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Uploaded Sep 15, 2019. Captured Sep 14, 2019 14:30 in Elk Ridge Trail, Issaquah, WA 98027, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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