Nicrophorus defodiens

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.
Six spotted sexton beetle one of two burying beetles known to live under forest canopy Geotagged,Nicrophorus defodiens,Summer,United States

Habitat

When it comes to mating, the males of ''N. defodiens'' use pheromonal signal to attract their mate. During the mating period females often bite males. 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.
Unlike ''N. orbicollis'' this species produces twice as much more eggs .

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilySilphidae
GenusNicrophorus
SpeciesN. defodiens