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Bison dung beetle

Aphodius haemorrhoidalis

Photo by Brett
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

North Dakota badlands

Notes:

It was very entertaining to watch this dung beetle roll his dung ball around while looking for a suitable place to bury it. The female preferred to sit on the ball which made it much more difficult for him to roll it.

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