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African Insects

Dung beetle rolling ball of feces.

Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. Many dung beetles, known as rollers, roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or brooding chambers.

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Dung beetle rolling ball of feces 002.jpg
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Shannon Wild
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3388x2257 / 5.8MB
Africa Animal Animals Aphodiinae Beetle Dung Dung Beetle excrement Faeces Fauna Feces flies Hoedspruit Insect Neateuchus Neateuchus proboscideus outdoors outside Photo Workshop Photography Safari Photography Workshop proboscideus Roll Safari Scarabaeidae Scarabaeinae Shannon Benson Shannon Wild South Africa Wild Wild Spirit Photo Wildlife
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South Africa, AFRICAN ARCHIVE, WILDLIFE ARCHIVE
Dung beetle rolling ball of feces.<br />
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Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. Many dung beetles, known as rollers, roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or brooding chambers.