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Onthophagus nuchicornis is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.It is found in Europe and North America. [1] [2] [3] Though Onthophagus nuchicornis is listed as "Vulnerable" in the United Kingdom, [4] it is a common and abundant species in North America.
Dung beetle rolling a ball of dung in the Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. Dung beetles live in many habitats, including desert, grasslands and savannas, [10] farmlands, and native and planted forests. [11] They are highly influenced by the environmental context, [2] and do not prefer extremely cold or dry weather.
Scarabaeus satyrus is an African species of dung beetle. These beetles roll a ball of dung for some distance from where it was deposited, and bury it, excavating an underground chamber to house it. An egg is then laid in the ball, the growing larva feeding on the dung, pupating, and eventually emerging as an adult.
Digitonthophagus gazella (common names: gazella scarab, brown dung beetle [1]) is a species of scarab beetle. [1] [2] It belongs to the genus Digitonthophagus, which was promoted from subgenus to genus level in 1959. [1] [3] There has been some confusion regarding the application of the names with many people using the outdated name Onthophagus ...
These beetles are small scarab beetles, most less than 8 millimeters long. Many have small mandibles that are covered by a widened clypeus, the exoskeleton plate above the mouth. The feet are clawed. [1] This is a diverse subfamily with varied life strategies and habitat types. Many species are dung beetles, which collect and feed on animal dung.
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Onthophagus taurus, the taurus scarab, is a species of dung beetle in the genus Onthophagus and the family Scarabaeidae. [1] Also known as the bull-headed dung beetle, it is a species that specializes in cattle dung and is widely utilized to maintain clean pastures, making it agriculturally valuable.