Skin Beetle Swarm

When a massive creature such a dinosaur or giant dies in skin beetle territory, the industrious vermin swarm together. Skin beetles are found in most environments that can sustain life, from cold, dry steppes to dense, humid jungles. They use their complex multi-jointed mandibles to strip the skin and flesh from recently deceased creatures with almost surgical precision. While skin beetles eat most of what they remove, they also preserve chunks for later by coating it in special salivary secreti