October 26 2023
Male Scarab Beetle
Texas Black Phanaeus
A unique dung beetle
Male and female Black Phanaeus
Dung beetles are very important to ecolgy because they bury scat to make nests.
This pair was kept in a jar that the caretakers added small amounts of fresh dung to now and then.
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