Sometimes I am just amazed at what I come across when I am out taking pictures. Just like this picture here of a Green Dung Beetle doing precisely as what mother nature intended him to do... rolling a ball of dung (manure). I find it fascinating that a dung beetle can bury excrement 250 times heavier than itself in one night and some are also known as 'rollers' and they roll dung into round balls. Some tunnelers will bury the excrement wherever they find it and then there is a third group that is known as the dwellers that just live in manure. Often dung is used as a food source or breeding chamber. Dung beetles can come in many different colours and each type of dung beetle has their job depending on what type they are. There are more than 5,000 different types of dung beetles throughout the world. The nocturnal African dung beetle Scarabaeus satyrus is the only known non-human animal to navigate and orient itself using the Milky Way (per the Dung Beetle Wikipedia ). I would have to say they are neat little creatures of habit. I wouldn't want their job, but at least they seem to like it.
A few years ago I was lucky enough to be out on a bike ride out on a bike trail here in Jacksonville, Florida called the Baldwin Trail that runs throughout farmland so fortunately, I came across this opportunity to capture this picture. I had never seen a dung beetle in person before until I came across this guy. I figured it was a perfect opportunity to take photos of him in action.
I had forgotten about this picture until the other day when looking through older photos and when I saw this one, I just had to put it aside to make a post to share with the community. I love learning and sharing knowledge so now I am eager to know if any of you have ever come across one of these guys in nature?
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Beautiful beetle
I upvote and resteem Good post dear @ozhiya
@agussafrizal, I would like to know what kind of beetle this one is. The colouring and marking are unique, but the shape of the shell looks interesting. Thanks for sharing yours with me!
this is very good, I also have a very pretty beetle.
The colouring and shine are stunning and perfect for this guy here!
Thanks
Seems like a pretty shitty life if you ask me! 🙊 🙊
You hit the nail on the head so to speak with it seems like a pretty shitty life. LOL I would NOT want this job at all and it's a good thing there is beetles willing to do it so we don't.
Amazing, Good job for today
@n4z4r, I try my best to capture good quality pictures and then when I get home to look through them I struggle only to find one perfect one to share. Sometimes I want to share multiple.
Every small life in nature is amazing and you have captured it breathtakingly..Smallest animals do the toughest things to survive..This is such an amazing creation of God and ain't it beautiful Man
Nature is a wonderful work of art sort of like an artist canvas, @tasauver!
Very good post. I like it
@aamaksal, I post to please and try and educate the best I can. I learn a lot from my posts as well!
eemm bagu .. thanks for replying to my comments
What an amazing picture! What phone did you take the photo with?
@yaridd, actually I took this picture with my Canon Rebel XSi DSLR, and I edited it on my iPhone 4s. It was a challenge carrying my camera bookbag while riding a road bike tho it was very worth it! I am glad you find it amazing! :)
Very nice
@humaidi, look at the green on the beetle and the leaf! They both look like they match one another. Do you know anything about your beetle?
yes of course friends, they are beautiful animals,
Hard working little thing..
I've never seen it or I probably just don't remember
I agree @rjunaid12; these guys are hard working fellows!
I really like your posts, I upvote and resteem your post, and I also have a beetle.
Wow, @kesya you have a pretty fascinating looking beetle yourself! Do you know what type this one is?
The info you provided about Scarabaeus satyrus is very unique dear.
Just keep sharing my dear @ozhiya
I am happy you found the info I provided on the dung beetle to be unique and liked my post, @bilal9808!
Dung beetles have impressive “weapons,” some with a large, hornlike structure on the head
@muzaifwani, I am trying to decide if there are any little horns on this guy here. Do you see the horn-like structure on the head of this green dung beetle?
Yes I've come across bettle
But the black ones at an uncompleted building and look scary 🎥 cos it's black
@opeyemioguns, I will agree that the black ones do look slightly scary and perhaps the colour of the shell is black does contribute to the scary factor.
very nice
Wow, @fauzanhaikal what an amazing beetle! I have never seen one that looked quite like this one before. What kind is it?
yes I also recently saw this beetle. very pretty yes
After 2 weeks of you being gone, we get three posts in one day! This is great. :)
I didn't know that. That's crazy! They must have really good eyesight to do that. I didn't think they would, but apparently I was wrong.
I wouldn't want their job either, but it seems they're well-equipped for it. And they get rid of waste by burying it, so it nourishes the soil. So cool. :)
What a zoom you had in that pic!
The camera that I used to capture this picture did have a good zoom lens, @dedicatedguy!
Excellent image I would not like to do the work of these beetles either. This is a clear example that both in nature and in the human life of society, someone must do the "dirty work" and they like to do it. Regards @ozhiya Thanks for your help.
@josevasquez, how are you doing my friend? Nice to see you commenting and liking my post here on the beetle! You are correct that this is a perfect example of how social hierarchy works in nature and human life. I wouldn't want this job... Then again perhaps stuff we do confuses different animals because we do species-specific activites.
I won't say I'm a beetle fan... I do love green! And the color you captured on this one looks awesome --- > Even on a bug :P
I will start this reply off by saying that I do like the music that the band the Beetles came out with... I usually do not go around looking to photograph beetles out in nature until I came across this little green guy. The green shell he has is impressive and shows that life has some fantastic colours mixed in amongst everything. I am glad you find the beetle here awesome looking. I like green myself!
@kid4life, how are you, my dear?
Sneaky sneaky... Involving the actual band makes me look bad lolz... Green is my favorite color so if its a bug I can deal with it:)) Thanks for asking, been busy and tired. Last 2 days I finally sleep in my own bed. The energy slowly coming back. How about you=?
Amazing post here love it . Best colors animals in the world . 💯 percent natural
I agree @maanabdullah that best colours come from nature!
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So you can copy/paste from wikipedia... what else can this bot do?
@themanwithnoname, is @muhasib a bot?
I don't know if he's a bot, but his info was just copied from Wikipedia. I don't like it when people plagiarize. Figured if I called him out that he'd respond. Seems that someone is controlling the account because the text is gone and it's just a link to the picture.
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Purple beetle is very charming.
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Very cool shots.. wonderful :)