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carrion beetlenounA beetle that feeds on decaying animal and plant matter.- Family Silphidae: many species, including the burying beetles.
Reintroduction of this carrion beetle continues on Nantucket Island, off the coast of Massachusetts....- The reason for the terrible smell is that it attracts pollinators like carrion beetles and sweat bees - insects specialized for decaying or sweating bodies.
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