| Insect of the day....the sexton beetle. 09:30 - Jul 8 with 665 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Aka the corpse beetle. Spotted one yesterday.
These beetles perform an important service in getting rid of carrion (dead small animals and birds). Males and females cooperate to bury this matter, by digging beneath the bodies to provide a food supply for their larvae. |  |
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| Insect of the day....the sexton beetle. on 09:45 - Jul 8 with 600 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Hooray, insect of the day returns  |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Insect of the day....the sexton beetle. on 10:03 - Jul 8 with 559 views | NthQldITFC |
| Insect of the day....the sexton beetle. on 09:45 - Jul 8 by StochesStotasBlewe |
Hooray, insect of the day returns |
It's certainly better than the almost identically named OinkUn version which, whilst it boasts pictures of arguably more weird and wonderful genetic cul-des-sac, can be terribly traumatic to view if you're not ready for it.
The Two-Headed Webbed River End Bug, for example, is enough to put anyone off their promotion porridge. Be warned. |  |
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