Elephant Dung Beetle (male) atl pick up only The specimen is encased in

The specimen is encased in a 9 x 9“ frame

Strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States

The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly in downtown Philadelphia

dead animals

This specimen is encased in a 9”x9” frame

Elephant Dung Beetle (male) atl pick up only The specimen is encased inHeliocopris dominus (large dung beetles) is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Forty seven of the fifty two known species are found in Africa, but some are found in southern and southeast Asia. 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. Other dung beetles, known as