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I found this little guy and couple other of the same kind trying to keep hidden near a squirrel that I found dead next to my house. Should I be concerned at all about him?
Kevin
Hi Kevin,
Carrion Beetles are harmless, and they do eat rotting flesh. Our curiosity is “How did the Carrion Beetle get from the dead squirrel to the garbage disposal?”
I was able to find it on your website after I had taken the picture. There were only 2-3 on the squirrel and they ran away at the sight of me, when I moved the squirrel there were 100′s and maybe 1000′s of little white bug directly under him. I found a great website about this and realized that it was the Carrion Beetle, after I had sent you the picture. I remove the squirrel and placed him in some deep woods for nature to finish what it had started, but 2-3 beetles remained in the area. That is when I decided to catch one and take a picture of it to send to you. My camera would not focus enough on him in the cup that I had captured him in, so I put him the sink to run around while I got a picture. I guess my only other question was will they go away. I am assuming that they are continually on the move looking for carrion, but I still wanted to ask to make sure. Thank you so much
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