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Dung Beetle? - Canthon chalcites
Copyright © 2006 Daniel Swofford

Dung Beetle? - Canthon chalcites
Eastwood, Carter County, Missouri, USA
June 11, 2006
Size: approximately 1 inch +
I'm pretty sure he's a dung beetle of some kind just because of where I found him: a steaming fresh pile of dog poo. I did a quick search through the guide and found some similar looking beetles, but nothing that really seemed to have this brown color.
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Contributed by Daniel Swofford on 26 August, 2006 - 2:03am
Last updated 25 December, 2007 - 2:48pm

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

Genus Canthon
This is one of the Tumblebugs, I don't know the species though.
… Philip Chaon, 26 August, 2006 - 2:31am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Philip
After I knew what genus to look in, I spent a couple of hours on Google trying to narrow it down without any success. So I guess I'll leave it at genus level. Thanks again.
… Daniel Swofford, 26 August, 2006 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

 
I recognize this beetle!
This dung beetle strongly resembles the species I modeled my 2005 Halloween costume after. Well, I mean my wife's costume. I was the dung ball. Funny how that worked out... :-)
… Aaron Goodwin, 27 August, 2006 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

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