RF2F6RNBE–Vintage illustrations of British Beetles
RMT4K5YM–Wood cut engraved illustration, taken from 'The Treasury of Natural History' by Samuel Maunder, published 1848
RMAK5MGN–Burying Beetle
RMRH342D–. British insects (general). Illustrated by Doris Meyer. Insects -- Great Britain. BRITISH INSECTS by the unfortunate recipient. Carrion-feeding beetles next engage attention, and these belong to the Silphidie, which includes Necrophorus vespillo, or the Burying Beetle (Fig. 14). This species, and its kindred, have the. E)u.ry 1 n0 B eet la- curious habit of burying dead birds, mice, shrews, voles, and other animals by digging the earth away beneath them. This accompHshed, the beetle deposits her eggs upon the dead carcase, and when the larvas, or grubs, hatch they find an abundant food-supply