Elephant Dung Beetle (male) atl pick up only dry areas with little vegetation

dry areas with little vegetation

from where it is considered to be a native species

and algae slime

Their green coloring is due to pigmentation

This specimen is encased in a 9"x9" frame

Elephant Dung Beetle (male) atl pick up only dry areas with little vegetationHeliocopris dominus (large dung beetles) is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Forty seven of the fifty two known species are found in Africa, but some are found in southern and southeast Asia. Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. Many dung beetles, known as rollers, roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or brooding chambers. Other dung beetles, known as