The Living Forest (81) : Dung Beetle
The Dung Beetle is a beetle that feeds mainly on faeces (excreted by mammals and birds) and partly on fungi.
An important species in nature !
This beetle lives on all continents, except Antarctica.
Dutch name : Bosmestkever
German name : Waldmistkäver
Latin name : Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Pozer Katalin 29/09/2009 14:22
Great shot of this small fellow! Sunshine makes him attractive. Good compo, as well. I like it, Mark.Hugs, Kati
Comy 22/09/2009 5:41
well done Mark...archiek 21/09/2009 3:04
Wonderful capture (on camera) of this beetle. I have not seen one here in California. Maybe I just need to look closer. Great photo.-Archie
Adele D. Oliver 21/09/2009 2:25
An excellent capture .... the thought of this beetle and its habits may not be appealing, but it is actually quite an attractive little guy with his orange feelers.Cheers, Adele
Ryszard Basta 20/09/2009 19:36
perfekte Arbeit von DitJosef Kainz 20/09/2009 18:36
Sehr schön gefällt mirlg. josef
Pascal Viyer 20/09/2009 18:22
strange guyp^v
Vitória Castelo Santos 20/09/2009 17:07
...sehr schönes Foto!LG Vitoria
Gruber Fred 20/09/2009 15:25
Hallo Mark,denn Mistkäfer habe ich schon oft probiert zu fotografieren,aber nie so schön hinbekommen.Eine feine Arbeit.LG Fred
† Ushie Farkas 20/09/2009 14:00
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ !!!Salut Uahie
Reinhard... 20/09/2009 13:05
wow, und wie diese Fühler leuchten...klasse Aufnahme Mark...!LG
Reinhard
Jan Rillich 20/09/2009 11:00
a little friend - we always find in the forests. Nice shot, MarkJan
Anca Silvia B. 20/09/2009 10:33
ich bin begeistert,Mark...Ein schoener Sonntag,Anca
Andrea Sagawe 20/09/2009 10:19
Fine composition from a beetle's pov.Would have been fun to see him rolling his dung-ball :-)
andrea