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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Beetle Oct 21^st, 2018 at 1:12pm We were invaded by thousands of black beetles this year. Here is a pic of one and its track.
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Curious Novice Tiro Offline Slinging: Getting the most bang for you buck Posts: 33 South Carolina Gender:	Re: Beetle Reply #1 - Oct 22^nd, 2018 at 9:35am How big are they, and where is the general location where you live?
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Beetle Reply #2 - Oct 22^nd, 2018 at 3:14pm We get pretty similiar beetles over here in Finland (well at least round here in Helsinki). They seem to pop up for a week or so then disappear.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Re: Beetle Reply #3 - Oct 22^nd, 2018 at 11:36pm Curious Novice wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2018 at 9:35am: How big are they, and where is the general location where you live? They are about an inch and a half long. I am in central AZ.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Beetle Reply #4 - Oct 23^rd, 2018 at 8:01am They look a lot like junebugs, minus the color.
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Curious Novice Tiro Offline Slinging: Getting the most bang for you buck Posts: 33 South Carolina Gender:	Re: Beetle Reply #5 - Oct 23^rd, 2018 at 10:12am My best guess is they are a species of Rhinoceros Beetle, likely in Tribe Pentodontini or possibly Tribe Dynastini. Hope this helps you.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Re: Beetle Reply #6 - Oct 23^rd, 2018 at 10:51am They look like dung beetles to me. Happened to see a wet beetle cross a dry spot. The trail it left on the concrete surprised me. Would never have guessed beetle track if I had not seen it happen, so I took a pic to share this incredible knowledge with my slinging brothers and sisters
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Curious Novice Tiro Offline Slinging: Getting the most bang for you buck Posts: 33 South Carolina Gender:	Re: Beetle Reply #7 - Oct 23^rd, 2018 at 11:03am The profile just doesn’t seem quite right for a dung beetle 🤔. However, the track is definitely interesting. Thank you for sharing!
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Beetle Reply #8 - Oct 24^th, 2018 at 7:18am used to get them in the uk. Haven't seen one for many years. Called Dor beetle - or dung beetle. https://www.arkive.org/dor-beetle/geotrupes-stercorarius/
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Curious Novice Tiro Offline Slinging: Getting the most bang for you buck Posts: 33 South Carolina Gender:	Re: Beetle Reply #9 - Oct 24^th, 2018 at 10:21am Would you happen to have any more pictures of this insect, perhaps in higher resolution? This ID is really bugging me.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Beetle Reply #10 - Oct 24^th, 2018 at 5:52pm We have them in Jersey. They come in black or red. We always called them Dirt Beetles.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Re: Beetle Reply #11 - Oct 24^th, 2018 at 6:18pm Curious Novice wrote on Oct 24^th, 2018 at 10:21am: Would you happen to have any more pictures of this insect, perhaps in higher resolution? This ID is really bugging me. My phone is old; 5 mp, but will try to get a few better pics. Saw one pushing a mud ball up a small hill. Don't know why.
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Curious Novice Tiro Offline Slinging: Getting the most bang for you buck Posts: 33 South Carolina Gender:	Re: Beetle Reply #12 - Oct 24^th, 2018 at 7:14pm Oh! Now that is a dead giveaway. It is a dung beetle, then. It still is odd that the head appears so small, since most species I have seen have a wider, shovel-like head, but rolling a ball of organic matter is definitely indicative of a dung beetle. No question.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Re: Beetle Reply #13 - Oct 24^th, 2018 at 8:22pm Why do they do that?
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Curious Novice Tiro Offline Slinging: Getting the most bang for you buck Posts: 33 South Carolina Gender:	Re: Beetle Reply #14 - Oct 24^th, 2018 at 9:43pm Baby food 😁. Dung beetles collect dung and roll it into a ball, then lay their eggs inside. Their larvea hatch out as little grubs and feed on the dung until they are big enough to pupate and become new dung beetles. They are extremely important for breaking down animal waste so it does not just pile up.
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