Dermestes maculatus, flesh-eating beetle
The flesh-eating beetle, also known as the hide or leather beetle. This species has been introduced to the Natural History Museum in order to strip the flesh from carcases to reveal the skeleton
Picture No
10709036
Media ID
47597809
Size
1732px x 2140px
(2.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Arthropoda Beetle Coleoptera Dermestes Dermestidae Flesh Hexapod Hexapoda Hide Hydroscapha Insecta Larder Maculatus Orbicular
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