<i>Copris lunaris</i> (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

<i>Copris lunaris</i>

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The horned dung beetle (Copris lunaris) was common in the interglacial period. It requires a considerable amount of heat and depends on abundant supplies of dung from herbivores.

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Photo: Morten DD Hansen

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