The phrase "burying beetle" refers to a type of beetle that buries dead animals, such as birds or small mammals, in the ground. These beetles help decompose the bodies and recycle nutrients back into the soil. Full definition
His own work looking at the microbes in the guts of burying beetle larvae further challenge this notion. (sciencemag.org)
«We tend to think of bacteria as the enemy, but actually they are not,» says Jon Richardson, a graduate student at the University of Edinburgh, who studies how burying beetle parents care for their young in different circumstances. (sciencemag.org)
Plus, rumors abound over a new gravitational wave signal, zebrafish can be trained to crave — and self - administer — opioids, astronomers discover the source of a nova witnessed in the 15th century, and burying beetles concoct a «cocktail» of microbe - laced slime to keep their larvae healthy. (science.sciencemag.org)