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This beetle used to live in 32 states. Now, it is found in only two. At night, it smells out a small dead animal and fights other beetles for the body. The winning male and female bury their prize, and she lays eggs on it. Both parents stay underground until the eggs hatch. image of an American Burying Beetle


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