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Dung roller - Geotrupes opacus
Copyright © 2012 Amy Goodman

Dung roller - Geotrupes opacus
Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA
September 23, 2012
Found on an equestrian trail rolling a ball of dung.
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Contributed by Amy Goodman on 24 September, 2012 - 8:46am
Last updated 20 June, 2019 - 10:07am

Moved
Moved from Geotrupes.
… v belov, 20 June, 2019 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

Geotrupes opacus.
Geotrupes opacus.
… Ryan Selking, 20 June, 2019 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

wow. do they roll balls??
i grew up thinking they dig burrows right under the food pile and supply it from above...

Moved from Dung Beetles.
… v belov, 24 September, 2012 - 11:08am login or register to post comments

 
This one was, yes!
The others I observed on the trail were just hanging out in, under and around the horse dung. But this one was actually rolling a ball a little larger than a quarter around.
… Amy Goodman, 24 September, 2012 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

Geotrupes actually (family Geotrupidae)
I don't have the time right now to narrow down the species. I can try and get to it later if someone else does not.
… Blaine Mathison, 24 September, 2012 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

 
Probably, its Geotrupes opacu
Probably, its Geotrupes opacus
… Chunikhin, 2 December, 2014 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

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