myrmecos.net

Euoniticellus sp. - Dung Beetle
Scarabaeidae
Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2006

A female dung beetle digs in.

 
USA AZ Cochise Co.: Chiricahua Mountain Foothills, 31º59'N 109º22'W 1700m. 15.viii.2006.
Riparian forest, cow dung.

This image is copyrighted by the photographer and cannot be used without permission. To obtain permission to use this image, please email Alex Wild. (alwild (at) myrmecos.net).  Most of the photographs on myrmecos.net are reduced from their original size and compressed for more efficient web transmission.  In some cases, higher quality versions are available.

This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D, using a Canon 65mm MP-E 1-5x macro lens.