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| There are approximately 175 different species of the Carrion beetle (order Coleoptera). They feed on the bodies of dead and decaying animals! Carrion beetles can become up to 35 mm long. The average size of a carrion beetle is about 12mm (0.5 inch). They have bright colors like orange, yellow, or red. The body of a Carrion beetle is shaped flat and is very flexible, as are its wings. Because of that he is able to crawl under dead animals to feed on them. The carrion beetle develops from a long, flat larva. The beetles deposit their eggs in carrion. The beetle parents feed their young (the larvae) with a brown liquid they regurgitate. The Carrion beetle is also known as burying beetle, because by digging out of the ground from under a carcass, they sometimes bury it. | |||||||||||||
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