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Dung beetle

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 20, 20182,967 views5 comments

We spotted this dung beetle rolling it's ball up a slight rise in the road. Could not get out of the vehicle, so not able to get real close.

Canon 7D Mark II
Tamron 18-400mm F-3.5/6.3 Di II VC @ 400mm
1/640 @ F-10 ISO 400 HH

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5 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 21, 2018 at 12:03 AM

Classic work of the dung beetle John. Too bad you couldn't get out for a better look.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 21, 2018 at 5:08 AM

John ...nice behavior image of the dung beetle ....we dont get to see these kind of images too often..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 21, 2018 at 8:40 AM

A fine job of spotting, John. Hard to imagine the challenges of the small beetle rolling that big ball through the stones that are the size of the beetle or larger. You've shot tells a fine story.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 21, 2018 at 12:37 PM

Excellent behavior shot John. That's a lot of work, ...well captured.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on March 24, 2018 at 7:28 AM

Nice one John.Those beetles really work hard

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