Burying Beetles (Nicrophorus sp.) removing the fur from a dead chipmunk, whose carcass will be the underground food supply for the larvae

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Summary[edit] Description:. Date: 11 October 2018. Source: Own work. Author: Lindemom1. Image captured in Boston, MA, in an unusual situation, where the adult beetles could not bury the chipmunk carcass they located. Removal of the chipmunk's fur and mating of the beetles were both observed above ground. Mating occurred when ~half of the fur had been removed. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue. : This file was uploaded as part of Wiki Science Competition 2021.