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Another bug Tom Bentley also shot - Onthophagus
Copyright © 2009 john and jane balaban

Another bug Tom Bentley also shot - Onthophagus
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 12, 2009
Size: ~8mm
We're expecting Tom's images of this guy will be better. This is all we got.
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 15 June, 2009 - 1:13pm
Last updated 16 June, 2009 - 1:48pm

maybe Onthophagus hecate
Can't tell definitely from this picture, but that's what it reminds me of. see
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3671
… David Almquist, 8 October, 2009 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

too nice....my photo was not
too nice....my photo was not so hot
… Tom Bentley, 15 June, 2009 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

 
We're curious about more detail
on the head. Wonder if you got better exposure or a different angle?
… john and jane balaban, 15 June, 2009 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

 
here u go
… Tom Bentley, 15 June, 2009 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

Dung beetle.
This is a dung beetle in the genus Onthophagus. At least that is a place to start:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 June, 2009 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

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