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Necrodes surinamensis
Large carrion beetle
Woodland, front porch light
This carrion beetle came to my porch light. This beetle breeds on larger animal carcasses and does not care for its young. It protects and transports mites of the genus Poecilochirus and in turn the mites eat fly eggs reducing competition for food.
Spotted on Oct 4, 2012
Submitted on Nov 20, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you Ashish
Its fantastic presentation... great spotting...