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Found crashing around a lit open-air structure on the edge of a forest, at night.
Spotted on Feb 2, 2012
Submitted on Feb 2, 2012
3 Comments
Thank you AnnvanWijgerden & Latimeria, it does look like a dung beetle. It was crashing around in the same way that stag beetles here in the Uk do - they just seem to be very bad fliers! Add some clearly unexpected walls to the mix and the clumsiness lands you in the hands of inquisitive tourists ;)
It looks like a dung beetle, Subfamily Scarabaeinae.
Wow, those antenna are cute! You mentioned "crashing around" - made me wonder if he/she is related to the Rhino Beetle...?