American burying beetles in a pitfall trap

A bucket that's been sunken into a dirt hole traps American burying beetles.

Photo By/Credit

Scott Comings/The Nature Conservancy

Date Shot/Created

10/17/2023

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Field crews use pitfall traps to count the American burying beetle population.

Species

Nicrophorus americanus

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

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