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American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus ... Description: The American burying beetle is the largest species of its genus in North America, measuring 0.98-1.4 inches in length. It was formerly known as the giant carrion beetle.
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www.fws.gov/southwest/es/oklahoma/beetle1.htm
www.fws.gov/southwest/es/oklahoma/beetle1.htm
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Web site of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... About an inch and a half long, the American burying beetle can be identified by its striking, distinctive coloring. The body is shiny black, and on its wing covers are four scalloped, orange-red markings.
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www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/insects/abb_fact.html
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Nicrophorus americanus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicrophorus americanus , the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle , is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicrophorus_americanus
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University of Nebraska State Museum Division of Entomology and NFS-PEET grant website.
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www.unl.edu/museum/research/entomology/endanger.htm
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New York State's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species Fact Sheets - American Burying Beetle ... The American burying beetle, also known as the "giant carrion beetle," is the largest member of its genus in North America. Most adults are 1.2 inches (30 mm) in length, though they vary from 1.0-1.4 inches (25...
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www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7124.html
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Burying beetle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Burying beetles or sexton beetles (genus Nicrophorus ) are the best-known members of the family Silphidae (carrion beetles). Burying beetles are true to their name. Most of these beetles are blac...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burying_beetle
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The American burying beetle is a member of the Silphidae family, and is one of the 570 species of silphids living throughout the world. North America's population is composed of 31 species. ... Currently, American burying beetle sightings have occurred in Nebraska, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
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www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12204-329...
www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12204-32983--,00.html
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The habitat of the American Burying Beetle is grasslands, forest edge, and scrubland. Specifics not fully known. ... The reason for the American Burying Beetle to become recognized as endangered is unclear. People think that there could have been an increase in competition of its predators. It matters to humans...
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www.xenia.k12.oh.us/xhs/Science/Holbert/EndSpecStudentS...
www.xenia.k12.oh.us/xhs/Science/Holbert/EndSpecStudentSites/Period6/katie6duffield/america.htm
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As a bright red-orange insect that embalms carrion with naturally secreted fluid, the American Burying Beetle is a necessary part of our ecosystem. These insects are responsible for recycling decomposing components back into the environment.
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www.stlzoo.org/wildcareinstitute/centerforamericanburyi...
www.stlzoo.org/wildcareinstitute/centerforamericanburyingbe/
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