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This Mite-y Beetle Buries the Dead to Start a Family
Season 11
Episode 12
Insects called burying beetles haul mouse carcasses down into the dirt and prep them to feed their future offspring. Also known as carrion beetles, they have some stiff competition … and some help from tiny traveling mites.
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