Reader warning: The above video contains graphic content. Anthony Petrosino, an electrician for most of his life, got into the European skull mount business about five years ago. His business, West ...

DEER LODGE — Trina Kent caught a big whiff of the meat-eating beetles’ distinctive aroma and set a boundary or two. “I said, ‘I will do everything else, the billing and the Internet stuff, but I’m ...

DULUTH, Minn. -- The steel building where Allen Edberg works on furs is lit by only two light bulbs dangling on long cords from the ceiling. When you enter on a bright winter day, you will need to ...

THAYNE — Elk antler racks with 12 points protrude from a blue bin. Murky water hid their base, but with a nearby wall of European mounts, it was an easy guess that there was a skull soaking in the tub ...

DEER LODGE – Celeste Davis won’t let her husband Todd Davis in the house without stripping down after spending time at his favorite hobby. Then again, she’s justified. That’s because Todd Davis is in ...

DEER LODGE — Celeste Davis won’t let her husband Todd Davis in the house without stripping down after spending time at his favorite hobby. Then again, she’s justified. That’s because Todd Davis is in ...

DULUTH, Minn. — The steel building where Allen Edberg works on furs is lit by two light bulbs dangling on long cords from the ceiling. When you enter on a bright winter day, you will need to pause to ...

Steve Stahl climbed up the thin ladder to the second story of his two-car garage and then walked into a specially built room where his dermestid (flesh-eating) beetles are kept. He lifted a screen off ...

NORTH PLATTE -- Hunters take pride in the animals they harvest and putting them on display is something many folks like to do. However, some methods are quite expensive and the process is long for a ...

Justin Graber in his shop north of Newton, Graber Skulls. He uses millions of dermestid beetles to clean away tissue before the skull is bleached and polished making what is called a European mount.

LYLE, Wash. (AP) - The idea of beetles stripping flesh from bones sounds like the plot of a horror movie but, in the case of a Lyle business, it is how beautiful pieces of art are created. “They do ...

DULUTH, Minn.—The steel building where Allen Edberg works on furs is lit by only two light bulbs dangling on long cords from the ceiling. When you enter on a bright winter day, you will need to pause ...