Insect - Metallic Beetle
Jul 20, 2020 12:43:15 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
I found this expired beetle in the dog exercise yard where I have found an assortment of specimens over time. I thought that it was a piece of gold foil with rose and green metallic colors so I picked it up to keep the dogs from eating it. I was surprised to see that it was a scarab beetle of some sort although it was a bit worse for wear.
I brought it in and staged it for a focus stacking session and this is the result.
I brought it in and staged it for a focus stacking session and this is the result.
These are one of the burrowing dung beetles.
They prefer carnivore dung. They are helping keep your yard clean.
Your tribute to this one is a thank you on your part.
To collect them from dung is an unpleasant job, even if you find one. I wore (yes, past tense) gloves but never found one.
So, I discovered this.
A five gallon aquarium (or a bucket, I'm sure) with just a WHIF of bleach attracts them, and other beetles.
A pheromone?
Works for Cupidids, so maybe.
Cleaning an aquarium, so an accidental discovery, like most discoveries.
It was the sculpting of the exoskeleton that was the clue.
Got to know your bugs on a first name basis.
Nice afternoon, Gary et.al.(tha's Latin, darlin').
Bill
Jul 20, 2020 13:49:18 #
newtoyou wrote:
These are one of the burrowing dung beetles. br Th... (show quote)
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