Photos taken in the Sussex Weald;

Four-spotted Chaser (2021)

Field Cricket (2014)

Dor beetle (2014)

Today's Schleich is:

11209 Dungbeetle [1965 - 1996]

01-24-24 | maschio61. misterlemonztenth.tumblr.com/archive

You could say they’ve got a s…ty life, but dung beetles like these ones (probably a Kepher sp.) are happy with that! Dung, especially that of herbivores like elephants and rhinos, is a still highly valuable source of energy for both the adult beetles and, such as in this case, for their future larvae. This couple (male rolling the ball, female holding tight to it) is about to bury this big “take away food” and deposit an egg on it. The larva will have a fresh pile of…food and it will eventually pupate inside it, protected underground. And remember, as someone once said: “if we didn’t have dung beetles, Africa would have been covered by s…t in less than a decade”! :-) maybe a little bit exaggerated, but surely truthful in its message! Shot with Nikon Z9, Nikon 8-15mm fisheye, Godox mf12 flash. 1/30 sec, iso 1000, f/16 #dung #dungbeetle #insect #nature #southafrica #wideanglemacro #conservation #picoftheday @ilcp_photographers @nikonitalia @nikoneurope @godox_global @ivorywilderness (at Klaserie Private Game Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnRyszBqzA-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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You find these little fellows on the ground like this, then you know fall is in sight...

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Taken the same night as the previous post, I found a common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), or fälttordyvel, on my way home from dropping off the toad. Recognized for their metallic coloration. In Sweden, they are found from Skåne to Lule lappmark, but is mainly found in Götaland and Svealand to along the Norrland coast. Being dung beetles, they are coprophagous specializing in herbivore droppings. During spring, the male and female dig underground beneath a dung heap up to 50 cm deep, including extra passenges created by female digs to place the droppings and lay the eggs in each dropping. The entrance is blocked off with extra dung while larvae hatch and gorge on dung for a year before pupating and starting the process over. As for this one's fate, I helped it across so it wouldn't get stepped on. #animal #animals #djur #wildlife #insect #insects #naturliv #natur #fauna #arthropod #arthropods #insekt #insekter #invertebrate #dungbeetle #dungbeetles #skalbaggar #bladhorningar #beetle #beetles #scarab #invertebrates #insectagram #animalia #arthropoda #insecta #coleoptera #scarabaeidae #commondorbeetle #fälttordyvel (at Flogsta) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5_3NMqZAc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

nightmare powder......

something something vampire culture i threw my eyeballs in the bonfire... idk

Maybe he named himself after dung beetles...

I'm so glad we're all on the same page here because this is absolutely my favorite possibility

*Deep breath* Children require grace and patience, children require grace and patience, children require grace and patience, children require grace and patience, children require grace and—

Currently: Cabin Dungbeetle is reenacting the battle of 1812.

If only horses were real, that would make this story much more believable.

scribbly juniper sketch . aka me spreading my she/they juniper agenda

dont tag as me/id

mother 3 unused guy (i drew this days ago)