Hide Beetle (IMAGE)

BMC (BioMed Central)

Hide Beetle

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Young virgin female hide beetles (Dermestes maculatus) are attracted to cadavers by a combination of cadaver odor and male sex pheromones.

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Dr. Heiko Bellmann

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