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DOR BEETLE Appearing to Surrender :) Macro Ventral ViewTrypocopris vernalis©nikolarahme Geotrupidae (from Greek geos, earth, and trypetes, borer) is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. They are commonly called dor beetles or earth-boring dung beetles. Most excavate burrows in which to lay their eggs. They are typically detrivores, provisioning their nests with leaf litter (often moldy), but are occasionally coprophagous, similar to dung beetles. The eggs are laid in or upon the provision mass and buried, and the developing larvae feed upon the provisions. The burrows of some species can exceed 2 metres in depth. A few species communicate by stridulation (rubbing body parts together to make sounds). See the entire beetle here or click on the photo. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotrupidae Other posts: Rainbow Scarab Malaysian Green Flower Beetle Jewel Beetle (Macro)

DOR BEETLE Appearing to Surrender :)
Macro Ventral View
Trypocopris vernalis
©nikolarahme

Geotrupidae (from Greek geos, earth, and trypetes, borer) is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. They are commonly called dor beetles or earth-boring dung beetles. Most excavate burrows in which to lay their eggs. They are typically detrivores, provisioning their nests with leaf litter (often moldy), but are occasionally coprophagous, similar to dung beetles. The eggs are laid in or upon the provision mass and buried, and the developing larvae feed upon the provisions. The burrows of some species can exceed 2 metres in depth.

A few species communicate by stridulation (rubbing body parts together to make sounds).

See the entire beetle here or click on the photo.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotrupidae

Other posts:

Rainbow Scarab

Malaysian Green Flower Beetle

Jewel Beetle (Macro)

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