Scarabaeus variolosus

Scarabaeus variolosus

Scarabaeus variolosus is a dung beetle of the Scarabaeidae family.
Fighting over feces! Scarabaeus variolosus is a dung-beetle we saw one beetle finishing rolling a nice cow-feces ball, when a second beetle decided that it's better to take a ball someone already prepared and not to work and prepare one yourself.... the first beetle didn't give up, and there was a battle between the 2 beetles, trying to push each other, dropping on the ball from above to get it away - we called it "The Shitty War". ;-) Geotagged,Italy,Scarabaeus variolosus,Spring

Distribution

Mediterranean basin

References:

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https://www.gbif.org/species/1087271
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyScarabaeidae
GenusScarabaeus
SpeciesScarabaeus variolosus
Photographed in
Italy