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Small Black Dung Beetle - Copris minutus TL: ~1 cm. Shiny black head with horn; pronotum with prominence; elytra distinctly grooved with deep punctures. It had mites (Macrochelidae) scurrying all over it. They are predatory mites, so they were maybe eating nematodes or some other tiny delight.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light at night <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79758/small_black_dung_beetle_-_copris_minutus.html" title="Small Black Dung Beetle - Copris minutus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/79758_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=wrxlKXPuaNdz5%2BdxTmXp96fr5v8%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Small Black Dung Beetle - Copris minutus TL: ~1 cm. Shiny black head with horn; pronotum with prominence; elytra distinctly grooved with deep punctures. It had mites (Macrochelidae) scurrying all over it. They are predatory mites, so they were maybe eating nematodes or some other tiny delight.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light at night<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79757/small_black_dung_beetle_-_copris_minutus.html<br /> Copris minutus,Geotagged,Small Black Dung Beetle,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> Copris minutus,Geotagged,Macrochelidae,Small Black Dung Beetle,Spring,United States,beetle,mites Click/tap to enlarge

Small Black Dung Beetle - Copris minutus

TL: ~1 cm. Shiny black head with horn; pronotum with prominence; elytra distinctly grooved with deep punctures. It had mites (Macrochelidae) scurrying all over it. They are predatory mites, so they were maybe eating nematodes or some other tiny delight.

Habitat: Attracted to a light at night

Small Black Dung Beetle - Copris minutus TL: ~1 cm. Shiny black head with horn; pronotum with prominence; elytra distinctly grooved with deep punctures. It had mites (Macrochelidae) scurrying all over it. They are predatory mites, so they were maybe eating nematodes or some other tiny delight.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light at night<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79757/small_black_dung_beetle_-_copris_minutus.html<br /> Copris minutus,Geotagged,Small Black Dung Beetle,Spring,United States

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The Small Black Dung Beetle

''Copris minutus'', the small black dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 29, 2019. Captured Apr 14, 2019 21:47 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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