For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Close-up of a Plum Dung Beetle (Anachalcos convexus) Scarabaeidae

The Plum Dung Beetle (Anachalcos convexus) are large and nocturnal feeding off carrion as well as dung.
Males and females jointly roll balls of dung away from the scource, burying them in shallow burrows.
After and egg is laid in the first brood ball, several balls are introduced into the nest.
Females, sometimes accompanied by males, care for the young until they emerge as adults.

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