Dor Beetle

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Dor Beetle

Dor Beetle

Dor Beetles (Geotrupes stercorarius) are large dung beetles. They live in mountain meadows, forests and farmlands. They are about 15 mm do 25 mm in size. Both the larvae and the adults feed on dung every day. The Low Beskid - Forest on Zabia Mountain - July 2007. {Classification : Kingdom Animalia (Animals); Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods); Superclass Hexapoda (Hexapods); Class Insecta (Insects) ; Subclass Pterygota (Winged Insects); Order Coleoptera (Beetles); Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles); Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles) Family Geotrupidae (Earth-Boring Dung Beetles); Subfamily Geotrupinae; Genus Geotrupes Species stercorarius (Dor Beetle)}.
Henryk
on Oct 5, 2007 2:29 am
Image Type(s): Scenery
Image ID: 344247

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lcarreau

lcarreau - Nov 26, 2007 10:37 am - Voted 10/10

I must say,

your college background really
shows in your work. When I first
saw this beetle, I thought it
resembled or looked like the ones
from the BIG-SCREEN MOVIE, "The
Mummy Returns." Yes, those are the
Scarab beetles. In the movie, the
beetles feed on human flesh. Its
just a FANTASY movie; not real.
Ha,ha! Dzieki! Its a GREAT beetle!
Please say HELLO to all your Polish
& Slavic neighbors for me, won't you?

Henryk

Henryk - Nov 26, 2007 3:41 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: I must say,

Thanks. Seeing dor beetle usually means that the roe deer are nearby, so it is exciting. Henryk

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