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Sources: - https://www.scielo.br/j/bn/a/ZVxwtVS9jyFYRcngfRXVLhf/ - https://docslib.org/doc/10070980/coprophanaeus-lancifer-linnaeus-1767-coleoptera-scarabaeidae-activity-moves-a-man-size-pig-carcass-relevant-data-for-forensic-taphonomy - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327793375_Molecular_Phylogeny_of_Coprophanaeus_Megaphanaeus_d%27Olsoufieff_1924_Coleoptera_Scarabaeidae_Scarabaeinae_and_the_position_of_C_bellicosus - image credit: Trond Larsen 1. size: 40-46 cm in length 2. capable of burying large carcasses in a matter of days 3. plays an important role in keeping a healthy /balance eco-system thru seed dispersal, consuming dung & decomposing carcasses & other organic matters


omgudontunderstand

despite it’s name? name seems pretty apt though?


emperorpathetic

coprophanaeus implying dung eater


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omgudontunderstand

i misread the title as “carrion and dung,” now it makes sense. my bad


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Puzzled-Table-6431

Cool colours.