If they live underground. How come I seen a SHIT LOAD of the larvae in logs that me and my dad were splitting in b.c? They looked the same as these but right before the small Black had, the body was really fat and like an oval, then went skinny again to make a kind of worm shape?
@XxHOCKEYxX57 because those were probably Cerambycidae larvae or other similar larvaes of wood-boring beetles. Nothing to do with the Burying Beetle larvae.
Burying beetles would make much better Halloween mascots than cats or bats. Besides their lifestyle, they've got a black and orange spooky face on their shell!
Nice grab of BBC's Springwatch there! Interesting clip that I missed, but glad I've watched. Few years ago, at dusk, in my parents' garden, I had the pleasure to have one of these smelly little critters land on me. I grabbed it, intreagued by its orange wing-cases, thinking I had a tropical species. After consulting my Book of insects, I discovered it was a burying beetle. They're pretty insects, but carry the smell of rotting flesh. I was washing that cheesy niff off my fingers for weeks!
Oh...then they eat 'em, maybe not so much then, lmao:D
2sick2care 1 year ago
They raise their babies...that's amazing!
2sick2care 1 year ago
Aw...they're so cute, and beautiful...
iheartthemaxx 1 year ago
i found one yesterday and took it's picture, stunning as a screen wallpaper
woodlandsteve 1 year ago
If they live underground. How come I seen a SHIT LOAD of the larvae in logs that me and my dad were splitting in b.c? They looked the same as these but right before the small Black had, the body was really fat and like an oval, then went skinny again to make a kind of worm shape?
XxHOCKEYxX57 1 year ago
@XxHOCKEYxX57 because those were probably Cerambycidae larvae or other similar larvaes of wood-boring beetles. Nothing to do with the Burying Beetle larvae.
immortaltechpt 1 year ago
Truly fantastic documentary! "There's a mouse over there I fink!" "Oh, it's taken."
johnnytweaker 2 years ago
Burying beetles would make much better Halloween mascots than cats or bats. Besides their lifestyle, they've got a black and orange spooky face on their shell!
Scythemantis 2 years ago
Reminds me of the time I saw a dead mouse moving. There turned out to be a beetle underneath :)
strider80 5 years ago
Nice grab of BBC's Springwatch there! Interesting clip that I missed, but glad I've watched. Few years ago, at dusk, in my parents' garden, I had the pleasure to have one of these smelly little critters land on me. I grabbed it, intreagued by its orange wing-cases, thinking I had a tropical species. After consulting my Book of insects, I discovered it was a burying beetle. They're pretty insects, but carry the smell of rotting flesh. I was washing that cheesy niff off my fingers for weeks!
gavpowers 5 years ago 2