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Dung beetles (aka "tumblebugs")

Canthon spp.

Description:

A beetle with what looks like a dirt ball

Habitat:

In my garden

Notes:

This beetle and a second one looked like they were rolling the dirt in a ball

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Dung beetles (aka "tumblebugs")
Canthon spp. Genus Canthon - Tumblebugs - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

David46
David46 11 years ago

thats what i thought but i wasn't sure

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Oh, that's no dirt ball... ;-) ceherzog is correct - they are dung beetles.

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Can't see it too well but it might be a Dung Beetle....that's how they behave.

David46
Spotted by
David46

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on May 12, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012

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