Hello,
I found this bug in my horse's paddock. I think it might have bitten her this morning as she was very jumpy. I'm thinking she got it with her tail as it was not alive when I found it. Any idea what it is? It was larger than any horsefly I have ever seen, and doesn't have the same look.
Thanks!
It is extremely unlikely that this insect would have bitten your horse, as it is a burying/carrion beetle (family Silphidae) in the genus Nicrophorus - see https://www.flickr.com/photos/44055945@N06/5182364481 for an example. The only animals that they are interested in biting are small dead ones...
It is extremely unlikely that this insect would have bitten your horse, as it is a burying/carrion beetle (family Silphidae) in the genus Nicrophorus - see https://www.flickr.com/photos/44055945@N06/5182364481 for an example. The only animals that they are interested in biting are small dead ones...
