American burying beetles in a pitfall trap

A bucket that's been sunken into a dirt hole traps American burying beetles.
Photo By/Credit

Scott Comings/The Nature Conservancy

Date Shot/Created
10/17/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
Field crews use pitfall traps to count the American burying beetle population.
Species
Nicrophorus americanus
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species