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Index of Subjects Thank you. It was Carrion Beetles I meant. Not sure why Scarab got into my head when I wrote. Whatever the diners, they are fast! Nancy > On Aug 1, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't know of any Scarabs that are consumers of carrion...I've never found them on any carcass I've worked with. I occasionally get them in carrion-baited pitfalls, but that could just be by chance. > > Our ants are at best omnivores...again, I've rarely seen ants on a carcass that I've worked with. > > Blow Flies, Carrion Beetles (Silphidae), some Rove Beetles, and others feed on carrion. > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > On 31 July 2018 at 11:10, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > At least that is what I think it is- this is very near a lake so possibly a fish. What I find most interesting about this backbone is the speed at which the ants and/or Scarab beetles or? must have picked it clean. It was not on the woods trail 24hrs before I found it early this morning (last time I walked along that path) so was presumably dropped by a bird yesterday. Now its totally clean of flesh, little or no odour- very efficient work by the insects. It was still pliable when I picked it up but has hardened up since I brought it home. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/43762551271/in/dateposted-public/ > https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/43762554751/in/dateposted-public/ > > Nancy D > E Dalhousie, Kings > >
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