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Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks

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  Sisyphus spinipes - A Dung Beetle  
  Scarabaeinae, Scarabaeidae  

Introduced from Africa in 1972. The beetle is covered in tiny spines which cause the dung to stick to it, making it indistinguishable in the dung pad.  
   
     

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