American burying beetle field crew on Block Island

A field crew in a grassy meadow on Block Island works together to dig holes to place pairs of american burying beetles.

Photo By/Credit

Scott Comings/The Nature Conservancy

Date Shot/Created

10/17/2023

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A field crew works together to place a pair of American burying beetles in each hole.

Species

Nicrophorus americanus

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

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