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Scarab beetle

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Species ID Suggestions

Scarab Beetle

Family Scarabaeidae

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Latimeria
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Comments (4)
TakaJNozaki
I see, that makes sense. Thank you for the ID suggestion!
Latimeria
Many scarab beetles are dung eaters, but not all of them are. Some also feed on sap, fruit, etc. Check out Bugguide for more info, this page has pictures of a lot of different examples of scarab beetles: http://bugguide.net/node/view/187
TakaJNozaki
isn't scarabe beatle dang eaters? this one wasn't.
Latimeria
Definitely a scarab beetle, though I can't get any more specific than that.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2011

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