[Plantsman]

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



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

[MrB]

Very colourful attire for one involved with burials!

Wonderful detailed photo, Peter.

Cheers.
Philip

[Plantsman]

Very colourful attire for one involved with burials!

Wonderful detailed photo, Peter.

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.

[EdMak]

Another cracker. Ed.

[Plantsman]

Thanks - hope it didn't put anyone off their Sunday dinner

[Jeffbridge]

excellent close up