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Eco-USA: Nature: Insects: American Carrion Beetle
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American Carrion Beetle
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American Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana

I was walking along the shore of Lake Michigan when this American Carrion Beetle landed on my knee and, following some inspection, decided I wasn't dead.

It subsequently flew away.

As their name suggests, these beetles feed on dead animals.

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