Thursday, May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021

I am a Carolina Burying Beetle
So called because I bury dead bugs
Right near where I lay my eggs
So they can be eaten by my daughters and sons.

Special thanks to guest photographer, Heather Stapleton.

Location: Vero Beach, private residence

Sources: https://www.reed.edu/biology/courses/BIO431S05_2017/papers/beetle_ecology.pdf

Photo © 2021 Heather Stapleton and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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