The Small Green Dung Beetle is a startlingly beautiful metallic green and common in savanna and bushveld habitat.

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The Small Green Dung Beetle is a startlingly beautiful metallic green and common in savanna and bushveld habitat. Though they are omnivoes they do prefer dung especially for finding partners for breeding

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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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