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Dung beetle

Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. All species of dung beetle belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles). As most species of Scarabaeinae feed exclusively on feces, that subfamily is often dubbed true dung beetles. There are dung-feeding…

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HabitatsGrasslandsSavannasFarmlandsForests
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AgricultureTropical forestsCattlePestsFlies
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BeetlesFeed on fecesSpeciesScarabaeoideaScarabaeinae
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CladeMonophyleticColeoptera
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related to Agriculture · 23
Dung beetle → Australian, Australian Dung Beetle Project, Biological Sciences, By, Commonwealth Scientific, CSIRO, Curl Curl, Digitonthophagus, Dung, Euoniticellus, Europe, George Bornemissza, In, In Australia, Industrial Research Organisation, South Africa, Sydney, The, The American Institute, Therefore
related to Ecology and behavior · 16
Dung beetle → Antarctica, Brazil, By, Canthon, Dung, Fabre, For, Iberian Peninsula, Jean Henri Fabre, Many, One, The, The Neotropical Deltochilum, They, Thorectes, Two
related to External links · 9
Dung beetle → Australia, Byrne The, Dung Beetle Ecosystem Engineers, Feature, Research NetworkDung Beetles, Ted, The, The WILD Foundation/Boyd NortonMarcus, What
related to Evolution · 8
Dung beetle → Aphodiinae, Coleoptera, Dung, Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae, Scarabaeoidea, The
related to In literature · 7
Dung beetle → Aesop's, Beetle, Hans Christian Andersen's, He, The Dung Beetle, The Eagle, When
see also · 7
Dung beetle → Africa, AsiaAddo Elephant National Park, BritainRotating, Catharsius, Circellium, List, Scarabaeoidea
related to As food and folk medicine · 2
Dung beetle → Some, South East Asia

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Euoniticellus intermedius bury the dung wherever they find itinstance ofTunnelers0.80text
fliesinstance ofcould provide habitat for pests0.80text
Dung beetlerelated to AgricultureDung0.60section
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Dung beetlerelated to AgricultureSouth Africa0.60section
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Dung beetlerelated to AgricultureThe American Institute0.60section
Dung beetlerelated to AgricultureBiological Sciences0.60section
Dung beetlerelated to AgricultureUnited States0.60section
Dung beetlerelated to AgricultureUS0.60section
Dung beetlerelated to AgricultureIn Australia0.60section

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