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three-horned dung beetle Still winter and already active, Found it today in the field, close to an oak forest with a lot of rabbits, you know the link. Minotaur Beetle,Typhaeus typhoeus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

three-horned dung beetle

Still winter and already active, Found it today in the field, close to an oak forest with a lot of rabbits, you know the link.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    That's wonderful! Wikipedia describes adults are rare to find...lucky you! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Paul Dirksen's profile
      Paul Dirksen
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      He just crossed my pad while walking a nature trail. so I guess I am lucky. Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        I consider it more than luck. You decided to out at winter whilst lazy photographers like me wait until spring. You can't find anything if you're not out in the field, so you win :) Posted 5 years ago
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          Paul Dirksen
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          True. Posted 5 years ago

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The Minotaur Beetle

''Typhaeus typhoeus'' is a species of earth-boring dung beetles native to Europe. The beetles feed on faeces of herbivorous animals, preferably rabbits and small ruminants such as sheep and deer.

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2020. Captured Mar 1, 2020 18:46.
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