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The Living Forest (203) : Dung Beetle

The Living Forest (203) : Dung Beetle

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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Living Forest (203) : Dung Beetle

The Dung Beetle is a beetle that feeds mainly on faeces (excreted by mammals and birds) and partly on fungi.
An important species in nature !

This beetle lives on all continents, except Antarctica.

Dutch name : Bosmestkever
German name : Waldmistkäver
Latin name : Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Here you can see a picture of a Dung Beetle at work

The Living Forest (164) : Dung Beetle
The Living Forest (164) : Dung Beetle
Mark Billiau.

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