Dung Beetles

[Tx_hombre]

Ok I've seen these beetles rolling around balls of dung all over the lease. I never realized that they were carnivarious (sp).

We killed a rat while working on a stand, the next day looked like this.

[outdoordaddy]

Wow...never knew they wanted more than just poo! lol...they are are a pain when you are out "being one with nature"...I always think a swarm of bumble bee's are near! lol

[Johnny Dangerr]

The dung is for their larva. I guess they need protein like everything else....

[DamonJ]

Wonder if they would work for cleaning a skull?

[Chaindiggity]

Never knew that either....just one more creature in the outdoors that can eat you.

[Low Fence]

Very useful insect! We are very careful with which cattle vaccines we use, to protect them the best we can.

There primary goal in life is to role crap in a ball and put it in the ground

[rjet]

We those things in our pool

Kids and I invented the game of dung beetle baseball.

All that is needed is a dung beetle and a pool noodle. Great fun,.

[Tubby]

tumblebugs!

[huntingfanatic]

Wonder if they would work for cleaning a skull?

We wondered the same thing. I was with Rob when we saw the beetles. They already had a leg and part of the spine completely cleaned!!!!

[Cam-Mac]

They taste really good too.

[DFA]

I see them at my lease all the time also rolling turds. We found a dead fawn a couple of weeks ago and these things were on it. They were also flying around and I didn't know they could fly.

[Bonesplitter]

Somebody catch a couple hundred and see if they work for cleaning a skull...

[Cam-Mac]

They were also flying around and I didn't know they could fly.

DFA- they weren't flying aroun YOU were they? Lol- you know what that means...

(joking!)