Necrodes littoralis - Rhoose Point 4/10/13 |
Because of their unsavoury feeding habits you are advised to take care if you ever handle one. They also give off a rather malodorous stench!
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Necrodes littoralis - Rhoose Point 4/10/13 |
I once made the mistake of putting a burying beetle in a specimen tube. Despite washing the tube thoroughly I couldn't get rid of the stench and ended up throwing it away.
ReplyDeleteNice record though!
George
Thanks George! I did exactly the same thing, unfortunately I have chucked it back in with the rest so that will be a nice surprise when I go to use it again!
ReplyDeleteI sadly have a couple of tubes which have had them in - I think I need to label them to warn people before opening them...
ReplyDeleteWelcome Vaughn and thanks for contributing! I think Russian 'tube' roulette is definately the way to go!
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