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Sandhills Earth Boring Scarab Beetle (Mycotrupes retusus)
Photo#151746
Copyright © 2007
Phillip Harpootlian
Mycotrupes habitat -
Mycotrupes retusus
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
October 13, 2007
Typical Mycotrupes habitat
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Contributed by
Phillip Harpootlian
on 13 October, 2007 - 6:52pm
Last updated 13 October, 2007 - 9:26pm
Any further life history?
Does this species burrow exclusively in sandy areas?
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Jim McClarin
, 13 October, 2007 - 9:24pm
you bet
see
this
. Flightless endemics are always interesting - tells you much about the geology of the area. They are active above ground for only very short periods of time - almost never seen. I somewhat cheated here - I dug them up, took some photographs, then released. I saw MANY fresh push-ups, but no specimens actually walking around.
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 13 October, 2007 - 9:28pm
Thanks, Phillip.
I see I should have looked at the *genus* info page :-)
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Jim McClarin
, 13 October, 2007 - 9:39pm
Again, no state
We would put in South Carolina, but don't want to assume.
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john and jane balaban
, 13 October, 2007 - 8:15pm
at least
I'm consistent
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 14 October, 2007 - 5:29pm