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Dung beetle

Dung beetle

Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Beetles in some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night. Many dung beetles, kno...
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Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Beetles in some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night. Many dung beetles, known as rollers, roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or breeding chambers.
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Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

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Aperture f/3.3 ISO 160 Shutter 1/30 Focal Length 4300/1000

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location

Bennekom, Gelderland, NL

upload_date

upload_date

May, 2020

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158

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+47

Awards

Winner in winter insects Photo Challenge

Peer Award

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Nice macro shot

Another Dinosaur!

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Well, I live nearby a micro Jurassic Park. 😄

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Congrats for winning my challenge! Great macro!

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Hi Marie, Thank you for the compliment, and for selecting my photo to be the winner of your photo challenge. Very nice surprise. :-)

Congratulations on winning the insects in winter photo challenge, well done!

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Thank you Jamie, same to you. :-)

Congratulations on your challenge win!!

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Thanks. 😊

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