#dung-beetle — Public Fediverse posts

Heute traf ich einen tiefblauen Scheißefresser. Dabei war ich gar nicht in Sachsen-Anhalt. Es ist ein harmloser, netter Mistkäfer in der Heide und ich würde ihn in den Landtag wählen.

#insects #mistkäfer #dungBeetle

#AdventurousJourneys
A collection of 4 stories.
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#ChristineMunroeAuthor #writing #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #adventure #fun #craziness #lightheartedness #SelfPublishing #imagination #PushingBoundaries #traveling #journey #unicorn #dungbeetle #toadstool #rook #piglets #cabbage #farm #sandal #family #friends #snake #IceCream #gelato #BoardGame #PaperClip #playground #pipe #whiskey #scifiAdventure #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensStories #YoungAdults #YoungAdultFantasyBooks

Dung roller beetles, probably Canthon indigaceus, Sierra Madre, Sonora. I'd never seen these in person before! They're so adorable! It's almost impossible not to giggle watching them flop and fall over each other as they roll their precious ball of poo.

Phone video by me a few weeks ago.
Edit to add that this isn't speeded up. They always move that fast, like they're tweaking.

#Entomology #beetles #DungBeetle #NatureIsHilariousAndWeird

#AdventurousJourneys
A collection of 4 stories.
Click play.
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#ChristineMunroeAuthor #writing #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #adventure #fun #craziness #lightheartedness #SelfPublishing #imagination #PushingBoundaries #traveling #journey #unicorn #dungbeetle #toadstool #rook #piglets #cabbage #farm #sandal #family #friends #snake #IceCream #gelato #BoardGame #playground #scifiAdventure #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensStories #YoungAdults #YoungAdultFantasyBooks

#AdventurousJourneys
Click play.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=QDVqEQAAQBAJ&rdid=book-QDVqEQAAQBAJ&rdot=1&source=gbs_atb&pcampaignid=books_booksearch_atb
#ChristineMunroeAuthor #writing #reading #books #scifi #fantasy #adventure #fun #craziness #lightheartedness #SelfPublishing #imagination #PushingBoundaries #traveling #journey #unicorn #dungbeetle #toadstool #rook #piglets #cabbage #farm #sandal #family #friends

Moonbugs (space cowboy folk punk theatrical musical) + Dungbeetle + Fai

Riot Queer House, Sunday, July 26 at 06:00 PM GMT+2

Doors at 18:00. Support starts at 19:00. Moonbugs at approximately 22:00.

https://calendar.askapunk.nl/event/moonbugs-space-cowboy-folk-punk-theatrical-musical-dungbeetle-fai

R package to calculate the economic benefit of dung beetles to Florida cattle ranchers. These are the same calculations that power the RancheR Shiny app, packaged so others can use them directly in R.

https://github.com/StanbrookBuyer/RancheR

#rstats #dungbeetle #entomology

Johanna Rose & Dungbeetle (folkpunk)

ACU, Sunday, July 5 at 03:00 PM GMT+2

Folkpunk organised by Tinnits Patches! Entry €10

https://calendar.askapunk.nl/event/johanna-rose-and-dungbeetle-folkpunk

The dung beetle Onthophagus coenobita in Hedgemead Park in #Bath yesterday. Usually found on herbivore dung, but occasionally on carrion and decaying fungi. Might have flown in from the surrounding countryside. Males (like this one) have a prominent horn arising from the back of the head.
#Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #Naturephotography #WildlifePhotography #Beetle #Insects #DungBeetle

Photographer Captures the Moment Leopard Stumbles Across a Dung Beetle https://petapixel.com/2025/11/17/photographer-captures-the-moment-leopard-stumbles-across-a-dung-beetle/ #wildlifephotographer #naturereserve #interaction #southafrica #dungbeetle #Spotlight #curiosity #Features #wildlife #leopard #africa

Every day is a school day...whilst not seeing Ring Ouzel, my eye was caught by a shiny, crawly thing..... a male Minotaur Beetle (the female doesn't have the three horns). Widespread but scarce apparently.

#Beetle #Dartmoor #dungbeetle #wildlife #nature

https://youtu.be/mFambVbVjiU

Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex), male, family Scarabaeidae, NC, USA

This is a species of “true dung beetle”.

photograph by Jessica K. Goodman

via herpsandbirds

#photography
#insects
#DungBeetle

Got a chance to photograph one of North America's most beautiful dung beetles, Copris arizonensis, at the Bugshot course in Portal last month. The various textures and shapes on this animal are amazing.
#Coleoptera #Copris #DungBeetle #Insects

#DungBeetle #ink #drawing

#Dungbeetle food becomes #DNA samples for #biodiversity researchers in #Peru
Researchers are sequencing DNA of #wildlife using dung beetle stomach contents #Beetles are plentiful in #rainforest and are not endangered. The study does mean that the beetles are killed, but overall, the effect on the #ecosystem is minimal. Once the researchers at Manu Biological Station have a larger database of DNA samples, they will be able to track all kinds of animals through the forest. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/scientists-get-dung-beetles-to-collect-dna-samples-for-biodiversity-studies/