One man's shit is another dung beetle's feast.

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Dung beetles navigate the Milky Way

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Dung beetles navigate the Milky Way

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Photographer Captures the Moment Leopard Stumbles Across a Dung Beetle

Curiosity got the better of this cat.

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フンコロガシちゃん 🟤 #bluesechi #chibibugchan #bugchan

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Every day is a school day...whilst not seeing Ring Ouzel, my eye was caught by a shiny, crawly thing..... a male Minotaur Beetle (the female doesn't have the three horns). Widespread but scarce apparently.

#Beetle #Dartmoor #dungbeetle #wildlife #nature

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Male Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus), Vitifer Mine, Dartmoor.

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Close encounter with a forest master beetle

Meet Trypocopris vernalis, also known as the spring dor beetle — one of the true “masters” of the forest floor. Yesterday, while exploring a beautiful larch and pine forest near Rijen and Oosterhout (the Surea area) with my wife, I spotted this little armored worker quietly making its way through the moss. The day was grey and moody, but a brief ray of sunlight broke through — just enough to bring out that deep black sheen that makes these beetles so mesmerizing up close.

This shot was taken with my Canon 7D Mark II and the Canon MP-E 65mm super macro lens at 5× magnification — a lens that truly lets you dive into another world. At this distance, even a beetle’s face feels monumental. You can see the fine texture of its exoskeleton, this time no grains of forest soil clinging to it, and even the subtle reflection of the forest canopy above.

Scientifically speaking, Trypocopris vernalis plays a vital role in the ecosystem. It’s a dung beetle — recycling nutrients, aerating soil, and quite literally keeping the forest clean. A quiet little hero beneath our feet.

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Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex), male, family Scarabaeidae, NC, USA

This is a species of “true dung beetle”.

photograph by Jessica K. Goodman

via herpsandbirds

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Invoke the dung beetle's powers of healing and celebrate life's cycles with a Basalt Carved Scarab. The scarab was sacred for the relationship it represents between life and death. These carvings are small enough to carry in your pocket or bra.

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