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Scarabaeinae sp.
shiny black with ridges on back, approx. 7/8 inch long, feathery antennae
spotted in scrub area adjacent to golf course
Spotted on Oct 22, 2011
Submitted on Oct 22, 2011
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Thanks, Guys. I'mstill looking into it, but because of the are in which this beetle was spotted and evidence of sand 'mounds', I'm thinking this is a Florida deepdigger scarab beetle. Another interesting thing: the presence of dung beetles around burrowing owls homes is because the owls actually "bait" them by collecting dung for their homes. http://www.research.ufl.edu/publications...
Yes Scarab beetle.
A Dung beetle, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dung_beetle...