Dung beetle
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Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. All of these species belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae. This beetle can also be referred to as the scarab beetle. As most species of Scarabaeinae feed exclusively on feces, that subfamily is often dubbed true dung beetles. There are dung-feeding beetles which belong to other families, such as the Geotrupidae (the earth-boring dung beetle). The Scarabaeinae alone comprises more than 5,000 species.
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See also
- Addo Elephant National Park, the largest remaining population of the endangered flightless dung beetle (Circellium bacchus).
- List of dung beetle and chafer (Scarabaeoidea) species recorded in Britain
- Rotation in living systems
- Seed dispersal
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