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|  | | Earth-boring dung beetle - Geotrupes stercorarius | |
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| | Geotrupes stercorarius | Geotrupes stercorarius belongs to the family of earth-boring dung beetles. It is found in Europe, Asia and Canada.
Geotrupes stercorarius reach lengths of 16 mm to 25 mm. The face of the beetle is black or black-blue, and the underside is blue, blue-green or blueviolet. The beetles are slightly hairy. Their wing covers each have 7 long rows of weak spots. The beetle can make noises. with its rear hips.
The beetle prefers to live in forests. The adults fly at night close to the ground making a loud humming sound. In the spring males and females dig a 40 cm long underground tunnel for mating, which leads into several chambers, which can be reached through temporary tunnels. In the chambers, balls of dung are placed before the larvae as a future food supply. The side passages to the chambers are then filled with feces and sealed with clay. The larvae need approximately 1 year to grow up and then to turn into pupae.
The number of Geotrupes stercorarius is declining. | | |
|  | | Earth-boring dung beetle - Geotrupes stercorarius - front view | |
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Image editing with Photoshop | | 1. | Earth-boring dung beetle - Geotrupes stercorarius | | 2. | Earth-boring dung beetle - Geotrupes stercorarius - front view |
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