Sunday, August 13, 2023

August 13, 2023

We are known as Tumble Bugs
We're also called Dung Rollers
We find poop, roll it up, bury, then eat it
The name "dung rollers" is not a misnomer.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park

Sources: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27372383_Observations_on_the_Ball-Rolling_Behavior_of_Canthon_Pilularius_L_Coleoptera_Scarabaeidae

Photo and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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