These Beetles Turn Dead Animals into Carefully Prepared Nurseries

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Meet the common sexton beetle : a clever arthropod that uses dead bodies to raise its young. This is a complicated procedure that requires keen senses, chemical synthesis, and brute strength! Let's enter the fascinating world of the common sexton beetle.

The common sexton beetle, also called the 'burying beetle' ( Nicrophorus vespilloides ) has a Holarctic distribution. This means that its range spans northern Eurasia and North America broadly. Other burying beetles are found in the northeastern United States.

They live in many different habitats, including grassland, heathland, moorland, and woodlands. They can also be found near humans on farmland and in gardens and towns.