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21-04-2010, 05:19 PM
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| | | a beetle that feeds on decaying flesh!?
I found some roadkill a couple of days ago and I spotted some beetles crawling out of a gaping hole in the carcass! They were fairly large beetles at about 10-15mm, can anyone point me in the right direction as to what species or genus they might be?
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21-04-2010, 05:28 PM
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| | | Re: a beetle that feeds on decaying flesh!?
Afternoon Jack,
Is there a chance you could return there with a camera? You may get to family with more of a description, but I doubt Genus-level.
Something makes me think Staphylinidae, but I'd prefer a photo.
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21-04-2010, 09:47 PM
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| | | Re: a beetle that feeds on decaying flesh!?
There was a program on some time ago where museums were using beetles to strip flesh from bones, and from memory the one they were using was something like Domestis immaculatis.
And i also found this link via Google, which refers to flesh eating beetles. Silphidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
21-04-2010, 10:01 PM
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| | | Re: a beetle that feeds on decaying flesh!?
This is one species: 
Jim |
21-04-2010, 11:06 PM
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| | | Re: a beetle that feeds on decaying flesh!?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Action_Man  There was a program on some time ago where museums were using beetles to strip flesh from bones, and from memory the one they were using was something like Domestis immaculatis.
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Dermestes maculatus possibly?  |
22-04-2010, 09:46 AM
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| | | Re: a beetle that feeds on decaying flesh!?
Thats the one, thanks Steve, it was from memory, so i can be excused  .
Plus i think i have some of these larvae living in my Crickets tub ... |
22-04-2010, 06:41 PM
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| | | Re: a beetle that feeds on decaying flesh!?
Silphidae probably. Possible genera are Nicrophorus or Oiceoptoma, representatives of which are very quick at finding carrion. Photos would be needed to confirm this.
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