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In #TropicalForests, dung beetles💩 are fundamental for ecosystem functioning, as shown by our research. Want to know why? Check this 🧵. 1/11
🎥: @FilipeEco
🎥: @FilipeEco
The #DungBeetle name refers to the habit that some species of these beetles have in rolling feces from different animals. 2/11
🎥: @Erika_Berenguer
🎥: @Erika_Berenguer
Dung beetles use #poop for feeding and nesting, with their larvae already hatching in a nutrient-rich environment. Some species roll using their front legs, such as this Oxysternon festivum rolling dung from a howler monkey in the Maracá Island, Roraima. 3/11
📸’s: @JosBarlow
📸’s: @JosBarlow
I had a fantastic visit from biologest @Johnfinn310 We both have a passion for #DungBeetles. My interest is in their professional life as soil improvers & livestock parasite controllers. While John is an expert as he researched & wrote a thesis about them.
Here @Johnfinn310 talks about 2 varieties one which is abundant across Ireland that nestles under dung to lay their eggs. While the big Dor #DungBeetle digs a hole buries vast amounts of dung underground. I was interested to learn that the Dor is considered quite rare in Ireland
Here is another species of #DungBeetle with a beautiful glossy copper bottom (my term not John’s) @Johnfinn310
