Unloaded the big units from a couple days travel & theyโre straight to work #dungbeetles ๐ฉ
RAM owners really do drive like this dung beetle though
#dungbeetles #entomemeology #entomology #entomology memes
Thereโs many tweeting,writing articles & essays about rewilding with the exclusion of large animals.
Theyโve missed a vital component about what feeds bird & bat populations particularly when theyโre fledgling & being weaned.
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A #ThursdayThrowback 23 years ago! Since this photo was taken Iโve got #DungBeetles recognised by vets, farmers, landowners, conservation organisations, companies, on tv, radio, the press & even into parliament! Am still surveying, running training days & speaking all over UK ๐
Dung beetles love to keep rolling rolling rollin
#entomemeology #dungbeetles #entomology #entomology memes
Today, I have mostly been promoting the under appreciated art of dung sniffing - there is science behind this I promise you!
#DungBeetles
When it comes to healthy livestock ecosystems, #DungBeetles are rocking it again! Going from the grassroots up running a workshop for vets, farmers & conservation advisors explaining the importance of natural systems for sustainable agriculture. #Biodiversity
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First round of insect samples is sorted and prepared for DNA barcoding, so we can get information on community composition and species diversity along our elevational gradient ANDIV Zoology III Wรผrzburg. The huge Coprophanaeus #dungbeetles from the lowlands are just stunning!
Thereโs nothing like doing a spot of dung delving to gather a crowd of intrigued locals!
Beautiful day in Lancashire on a #Dungathon with Natural England finding #DungBeetles & a lot more!
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#LiteratureNotice Harvey & Sherratt. A comparison of ecomorphology between introduced and native Australian #DungBeetles . doi.org/10.1071/ZO22044. #Beetle #Beetle s #Biodiversity #Morphometrics
Carrion beetles are the second most abundant insects on carcasses. Their diversity attracts collectors, but illegal trade threatens them. Let's safeguard their vital ecological role! For more on #dungbeetles & healthy ecosystems, check out our podcast 'The Nature Dilemma.'