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πŸͺ² Beetles

Australian Horned Dung Beetle

Onthophagus australis

About

A small brown tunneling dung beetle native to Australia with minor horns in males. It was one of the first dung beetle species studied in early Australian biological control programs. It excavates tunnels beneath cow pats.

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Did You Know?

Australia imported dozens of dung beetle species to deal with cattle dung that native beetles could not process.