Two species of Dung Beetles and an Ox Beetle

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Two different species of dung beetles: Canthon pilularius (Common dung beetle) and Canthon viridis (small green one), and a big female ox beetle (Strategus aloeus), all local residents of our property!

Video of C. viridis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdUclJFCZ6g

And pictures of this tiny scarab:

teenietinyscarab.jpg
twogreenscarabs.jpg


Told you they were tiny!!!!

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Common Dung beetle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc0Pxq28yWo

DungBeetleandfly.jpg
blackdungtwo.jpg


And the Ox Beetle (sometimes called an elephant beetle I think):

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oxonarm.jpg
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