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dor beetle| Oval-shaped, stout beetle measuring on average 20 mm/0.8 in, and with a metallic sheen. In general, dor beetles feed on dung, mostly of herbivorous animals. |
| They usually build burrows almost 50 cm/19.5 in deep under an accumulation of dung. The blind end of each burrow is sealed with a portion of dung into which the female deposits a single egg. The developing larva feeds on the dung. Both adults and larvae possess stridulating (sound-producing) organs. |
Classification Dor beetles are in the family Geotrupidae (superorder Scarabaeoidea), order Coleoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. |
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