Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus vespilloides)

This is a burying beetle. They are very quickly attracted to the smell of decaying animals and are major recyclers of animal corpses.

They are often covered in reddish-brown mites, that hitch a ride to the carcass (two can be seen on the image).

 

Taken with Sigma 105 Macro Lens and Sigma Ring Flash

 

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