Scarabaeus satyrus
Species of beetle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scarabaeus satyrus is an African species of dung beetle. These beetles roll a ball of dung for some distance from where it was deposited, and bury it, excavating an underground chamber to house it. An egg is then laid in the ball, the growing larva feeding on the dung, pupating, and eventually emerging as an adult.
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Scarabaeus satyrus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Scarabaeus |
Species: | S. satyrus |
Binomial name | |
Scarabaeus satyrus Boheman, 1860[1] | |
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