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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Flattened Giant Dung Beetle (Pachylomerus femoralis)

Family Scarabaeidae
This has to be the largest Dung Beetle I have ever seen with a body length of about 5-6cm.
During a visit to St. Lucia wetlands in February, there were hundreds of them flying around.


1 comment:

Gaelyn said...

I remember these.