Lurking in the shadows of the forest floor, where these bugs roam, there's a lot of competition: other hungry beetles and lots of vertebrate scavengers, all looking to feast on the same things silphids love to eat.

潜伏在森林地面的阴影中， 这些虫子在那里漫游，那里有很多竞争：其他饥饿的甲虫和许多脊椎动物食腐动物， 都希望以 silphids 喜欢吃的相同食物为食。