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Dung beetle linocut on some beautiful Cambridge Imprint litho-printed craft paper

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beetles i painted for my science in art class :3

we mixed our own fresco, egg tempera, oil, and acrylic paints 2 understand how other artists have done it historically

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Rhinoceros dung beetle, Oxysternon conspicillatum, Scarabaeinae

Found in Central and South America

Photos 1-2 by tshahan, 3-6 by squiresk, 7-8 by birdernaturalist, and 9-10 by laned

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I’ve worked for a non-announced video game the last months, here some insects/toads/snails studies!

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Earth-boring Dung Beetle (Trypocopris fulgidus), family Geotrupidae, Strandzha Nature Park, Bulgaria

Photographs by Malko Tarnovo

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Life has been a little bonkers lately, but here's some utterfuckingly delightful moths and beetles that have visited me over the last month or so 🦋🐾💖

- Forest dor beetle

- Cockchafer

- Green carpet moths

- Muslin moth

- Buff ermine

- Scorched carpet

- Coronet

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Have you ever seen the magnificent rainbow scarab (Phanaeus vindex)? This colorful dung beetle can be found in parts of the eastern and central United States. While most dung beetles are dull shades of brown or gray, this species is one of a handful adorned in striking iridescent colors. Males also sport large horns on their heads! Like other dung beetles, this insect rolls dung into balls to incubate its young. It also digs dung-filled tunnels nearby to ensure that the newborn beetles will have enough to eat.

Photo: Thomas Shahan, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist