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Geotrupes vernalis
a beautiful bug wich i found laying on its back, thought it was dead but when i picked it up it started to move again
open forest with sandy spots
Lars your English suggestion as following link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotrupes
There is no english name for it. The German is "Frühlingsmistkäfer", wich would mean Spring Dor Beetle.