<p>I photographed this little "undertaker" on a white background just for the effect.
</p><p>This Hairy Burying Beetle (<i><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Necrophorus_tomentosus&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Necrophorus tomentosus (page does not exist)">Necrophorus tomentosus</a></i>) gets its name from the fact that it lays its eggs in carrion and then digs underneath the dead animal until it sinks below ground. I found this one in a dead shrew that the neighbor's cat left in my garden.
</p>
Much to my disgust I discovered that, in defense, this insect regurgitates its last meal when alarmed. peweeeeee! It is very nimble and hates to be photographed. It flew away shortly after I snapped only a few shots.<br>Hairy Burying Beetle
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/laszlo-photo/">LASZLO ILYES (laszlo-photo)</a> from Cleveland, Ohio, USA
CC BY 2.0
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/laszlo-photo/241218844">Flickr</a>