Monday, November 28, 2011

Watch #Beetles Devour A #Dead #Rat


I hope you aren't eating your tea. This time lapse video shows sexton beetles over a 24 hour period as they completely bury a dead rat and then remove all its fur. It takes the beetles 12 hours to bury the rat. The video is part of After Life: the science of decay,  a full-length programme airing on BBC Four later this year. 

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