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Large Metallic Dung Beetle

Scarabaeus sp.

Habitat:

Along the Mbaluzi River Gorge

1 Species ID Suggestions

KateBraun
KateBraun 9 years ago
Large Metallic Dung Beetle
Scarabaeus sp. SANBI: Scarabaeus (Kheper) | iSpot


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3 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 9 years ago

thanks Kate...

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks Ava. Wow that is so fascinating. Nature never ceases to boggle our minds, does it?

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Pamsai, dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate at night! How great is that?!
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/...

pamsai
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pamsai

Sifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Spotted on Mar 16, 2014
Submitted on Mar 30, 2014

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