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EN · vespillo burying beetle
DE · Gemeiner Totengräber
LV · raibais kapracis
PL · grabarz pospolity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicrophorus_vespillo
Poecilochirus necrophori mites deutonymphs sit on Nicrophorus vespillo.
Poecilochirus mites are phoretic on burying beetles and reproduce alongside beetles, while these care for their offspring at vertebrate carcasses.
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