Usually means: Carrion beetle with parental care.
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▸ noun:  A necrophore.

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burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton, necrophore, deathwatch, rove beetle, spring beetle, snap beetle, fig-eater, silphid, more...

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burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton, necrophore, deathwatch, rove beetle, spring beetle, snap beetle, fig-eater, silphid, more...



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