Sunday, February 6, 2011

Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle (Scarabaeidae)- They convert large amounts of animal dung into balls, and roll these balls into other places  where they are degraded and thereby increasing soil fertility. By this process, the beetles destroy the habitats of larvae of many pests of domestic animals, including flies which lay their eggs in the dung. Above picture shows that the elephant dung converted into balls.

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