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Bison dung beetles - Otophorus haemorrhoidalis
Copyright © 2008 Noah Charney

Bison dung beetles - Otophorus haemorrhoidalis
North Dakota Badlands, North Dakota, USA
August 6, 2008
Size: ~5mm
In a big bison patty.

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Contributed by Noah Charney on 16 December, 2008 - 4:24pm
Last updated 16 December, 2008 - 5:41pm

Aphodius (Otophorus) haemorrhoidalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
prove me wrong
… v belov, 16 December, 2008 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

 
no need
you're absolutely right - it's EVERYWHERE now
… Phillip Harpootlian, 16 December, 2008 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

 
it's so sad --
how bad are the local coprophage communities affected?
… v belov, 16 December, 2008 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

 
no real affect in SC
not common, unlike Onthophagus gazella and taurus - sometimes the only species seen, especially in the summer
… Phillip Harpootlian, 16 December, 2008 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

 
the only species --
weird... i remember nice cowpies in Transcaucasia where you could easily collect a dozen Aphodius spp., 5-6 Onthopagus + Copris, Ontis, Chironitis, Oniticellus, Caccobius, Sisyphus, Gymnopleurus -- all in one pie...
… v belov, 16 December, 2008 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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