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Nicrophorus americanus, also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. [3] It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae. The carrion beetle in North America is carnivorous, feeds on carrion and requires carrion to breed. It is also a member ...
The American carrion beetle (Necrophila americana, [1] formerly Silpha americana) is a North American beetle of the family Silphidae. It lays its eggs in, and its larvae consume, raw flesh (particularly that of dead animals) and fungi. The larvae and adults also consume fly larvae and the larvae of other carrion beetles that compete for the ...
Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers ) include crows , vultures , humans , hawks , eagles , [ 1 ] hyenas , [ 2 ] Virginia opossum , [ 3 ] Tasmanian devils , [ 4 ] coyotes [ 5 ] and Komodo dragons .
A map of Europe indicating the distribution of the carrion and hooded crows on either side of a contact zone (white line) separating the two species. The carrion crow (Corvus corone) and hooded crow (Corvus cornix), including the former's slightly larger allied form or race C. c. orientalis, are two very closely related species; [6] the ...
Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Members of Nicrophorinae are sometimes known as burying beetles or sexton beetles. The number of species is relatively small, at around two hundred.
"Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference". American Museum of Natural History. AmphibiaWeb Database. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Checklist of Amphibian Species and an Online Identification Guide for the Identification of Amphibians in North America north of Mexico
Smilax herbacea, the smooth carrionflower [2] or smooth herbaceous greenbrier, is a plant in the catbriar family.It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick) and the eastern United States (as far south as Georgia and Alabama).
Carrion insects are insects associated with decomposing remains. The processes of decomposition begin within a few minutes of death. [ 1 ] Decomposing remains offer a temporary, changing site of concentrated resources which are exploited by a wide range of organisms, of which arthropods are often the first to arrive and the predominant ...