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The Sexton Beetle
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Genus Nicrophorus - many species
The burying beetle/Sexton beetle - a pair of these beetles will bury the corpse of a small mamal by excavating beneath it and using it to incubate and then feed their larvae

[Image: Sexton.jpg]

Close up and cropped image
Model: NIKON D90
ExposureTime: 1/60"
Aperture: F18.0
ExposureProgram: Aperture-priority AE
FocalLength: 105.0 mm
ISO: 800



Photography is a never-ending journey

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#2

Very colourful attire for one involved with burials! Confused

Wonderful detailed photo, Peter. Smile

Cheers.
Philip
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(Nov 16, 2014, 09:00)MrB Wrote:  Very colourful attire for one involved with burials! Confused

Wonderful detailed photo, Peter. Smile

Cheers.
Philip

I might easily have missed it if it hadn't been for the flash of colour. There was another one but ridden with parasites and not very nice to photograph.

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#4

Another cracker. Ed.

To each his own!
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#5

Thanks - hope it didn't put anyone off their Sunday dinnerBig Grin
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#6

excellent close up
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