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fozzi Blairstown, NJ Aug 09, 2011

A Long Necked Beetle - cannot find ID

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fozzi Blairstown, NJ Aug 09, 2011

Sorry, I posted the wrong picture. But I don't know the ID of this one either. Thanks for any help.

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Aug 09, 2011

Sure looks like a Sexton beetle (a carrion beetle, Nicrophorus sp.). Yes, they feed on carrion, and even regurgitate it to their young:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/4954

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