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Flattened Giant Dung Beetle ?

Pachylomerus femoralis

Description:

Greenish, blue black sheen. About 36 mm long.

Habitat:

Savanna bushveld

Notes:

Dung ball covered with soil

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2 Comments

Ietermagog
Ietermagog 8 years ago

Thank you for the reference!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 8 years ago

I love dung beetles because they navigate at night by the light of the Milky Way! http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/201...

Ietermagog
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Ietermagog

Bela Bela Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Spotted on Oct 28, 2015
Submitted on Oct 28, 2015

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