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Canthon - Canthon chalcites
Copyright © 2006 Steven Barney

Canthon - Canthon chalcites
Red River WMA, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 5, 2006
Size: 18mm
Found in Otter dung.

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Contributed by Steven Barney on 6 August, 2006 - 11:30pm
Last updated 25 December, 2007 - 2:48pm

Moved
Moved from Tumblebugs.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 25 December, 2007 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

Great action shot!
I've never even seen an otter in the wild, let alone otter dung. Great photo! Thanks for sharing it.
… Tim Moyer, 7 August, 2006 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Tim..
I was hoping to get an ID down to the species. A friend and I found 11 of these this past weekend. I found the first before we knew what type of dung it was in, then we got to see two otters down the trail from us. They checked us out for a second then disappeared. After that, we found more dung and beetles along both sides of the water we were following. It was a great collecting trip.

Steven
… Steven Barney, 8 August, 2006 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

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