On Animal Planet's series "Fooled by Nature," Sexton Beetles have special receptors that can find a corpse over a mile away. When found the sexton beetle lays eggs, which hatch and eat the corpse.
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Fooled by Nature: Sexton Beetles
On Animal Planet's series "Fooled by Nature," Sexton Beetles have special receptors that can find a corpse over a mile away. When found the sexton beetle lays eggs, which hatch and eat the corpse.
Added: Sep 11, 2008
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