Dung beetle

Dung beetles specialise in recycling animal waste. They bury it as food for their larvae and in doing so prevent it from building up everywhere and recycle nutrients back into the ground as food for plants.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
333/2007
Category
Natural History
Collection Class
Arthropods
Common Name
dung beetle
Simple Name
insect: beetle

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SCARABAEIDAE: Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840: