- Burying beetles or sexton beetles, genus Nicrophorus, are the best-known members of the family Silphidae (carrion beetles).
- Here’s a map from BugGuide, another citizen science site, showing where American Burying Beetles have been sighted and identified by contributors as of...
- The beetles locate a carcass, bury it by removing the soil underneath, and then prepare it for their larvae by removing fur or feathers and shaping it into a brood ball.
- With its shiny, black and fiery body and orange-tipped antennae, the American burying beetle is a vibrant beauty of the bug world.
- As of 2006, there are over 60 extant species of burying beetle, which includes the American burying beetle, the largest of the carrion beetles.
- Unlike most other insects burying beetles tend to rear their young by feeding them, a trait barely seen in other beetle genera.
- On this page, Overview - Nicrophorus (Necrophorus) humator, the sexton or black burying beetle - Nicrophorus investigator - Oiceoptoma throracica the...
- The burying beetle, or American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus), is also known as a giant carrion beetle and is a species that is around 1-1.5 in (2.5-3.8...
- As a member of the carrion beetle family, it has evolved specialized sensory abilities that allow it to locate and bury small dead animals.
- The American burying beetle is native to at least 35 states in the United States, covering most of temperate eastern North America, as well as the southern borders...
