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Scarabaeus sp.
World of a Dung Beetle! It was quite an uphill task for this determined Dung Beetle. It took this neatly rolled dung to the sand dune dug a tunnel in the sand and took it inside. One of the primary reasons for doing so is to feed their young. The female deposits each individual egg in its own ball of dung and then the larvae emerges, they have their own supply of food.
Sand Dunes of Thar Desert, Rajasthan.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2015
Submitted on Nov 26, 2015
10 Comments
Congrats on your SOTW. Lovely aspect to your image - these beetles work so hard!!
Great SOTW Vipul!
Congratulations ... nice spotting !!
Well done Vipul,great photo,congrats on the well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing
Congratulations! This is a fantastic shot :-)
Thank you Rangers !
Congratulations Vipul Ramanuj! This spotting has been selected by our PN Rangers as our Spotting of the Week!
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Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Dung beetles navigate by the Milky Way at night!! http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/201...
Really nice image.