Burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.) are unique from most insects in that they provide parental care while not belonging to the eusocial class of insects such as ants or bees. This behavior of Nicrophor
Calyptratae, with more than 22,000 described species, are one of the largest clades of Diptera that originated and diversified after the K-T event and yet exhibit a more diverse array of life history