Anachalcos convexus
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Species: | A. convexus
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Anachalcos convexus is a species of scarab beetle in the genus Anachalcos.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Plum_dung_beetle_%28Anachalcos_convexus%29.jpg/220px-Plum_dung_beetle_%28Anachalcos_convexus%29.jpg)
Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa
The sequence of images shows a sequence of the beetle rolling a dung ball. It does this to navigate.
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the beetle climbs onto the ball
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the beetle starts a 360 degree turn
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the beetle continues the 360 degree turn
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the beetle continues rolling the ball with its hind legs
References
[edit]- ^ "Anachalcos". EOL. Retrieved 11 December 2014.