Dung beetles deluxe!

6 12 2009

There are no less than 17 species of dung beetles listed in my Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Just goes to show how useful s**t can be! This one is Heteronitis castelnaui.

Grooved dung beetle

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Date : December 6, 2009
Tags: dung beetle
Categories : photos

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8 12 2009: La Canadienne (04:47:39) :

Not only is she useful, she’s beautiful. All your bugs are beautiful. Thanks for this, makes me homesick.

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10 12 2009: Big Blister (07:49:34) :

Kinda scary too, like inspiration for Darth Vader…

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