@Team_DUMP

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History Dung beetle UK Mapping Project has now come to an end & there will be no further activity under the DUMP banner.

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Thank you for all your support. The project data is available via iRecord brc.ac.uk/irecord/join/dump-… You may also be interested in: The OUMNH new insect project oumnh.ox.ac.uk/hope-future The Berrycroft Hub berrycrofthub.com The Scarab Recording Scheme britishscarabs.org
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Our website is momentarily off line - sorry folks!! @BlattaMann @Ceri_Watkins do you know what’s happened????
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There seems to be some confusion about the recently formed @BScarabs & @Team_DUMP. @BScarabs is a recording scheme for all scarabs & totally separate to @Team_DUMP which is dedicated to the outreach/conservation of our UK dung beetles. In the meantime here’s a poo with a view :)
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Did you know we have 60 species of dung beetle in the UK and they save the UK cattle industry £367 million per year?? Intrigued? Check out dungbeetlemap.wordpress.com/ and learn how to help these amazing creatures @TEAM_DUMP #actionforinsects #wilderfuture @Buzz_dont_tweet
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This 👇🏻
lichenthropy@TheWereWulff11 May 2020
TODAY IS DUNG BEETLE APPRECIATION DAY THEY DO SO MUCH FOR US AND THEY DESERVE THE WORLD
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Loving be able to give dung beetles the limelight & raising an interest in these awesome insects! 👍🏻
Joe Hope at Cefn Coch Farm 🌳🐄🤠@CoediogCowboi10 May 2020
Really enjoying listening about the wonders of dung beetles on @BBCRadio4's On Your Farm bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009zl… and Science in Action bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04gn2g… @minibeastmayhem @Ceri_Watkins - can I import some to my farm?
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Loving this #entoart by @hill_marian - what’s not to love when it’s a gorgeous native British dung beetle 😍
Marian Hill@hill_marian26 Apr 2020
#BeetleIllustrationOfTheDay :Onthophagus fracticornis . Until I embarked on this project a year ago, I had no idea that we had dung beetles in the UK (pardon my ignorance) . They are both wonderful & amazing! ⁦@Team_DUMP⁩ ⁩ #Dungbeetle #onthophagus #Entomology
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Here's our own #woodland dor #beetle, found this week on #dailyexercise. Check out this great ID guide to dung beetles, produced by @Team_DUMP bit.ly/3fa87pI #EntoatHome @RSPBScotland @BuglifeScotland @cairngormsnews @nature_scot @savebutterflies
RSPB Loch Garten@RSPBLochGarten29 Apr 2020
Species spotlight: the woodland dor beetle. A type of dung beetle, they mainly feed on faeces and rotting vegetation. Both the larvae and adults will eat their own weight in food every day. That's a lot of poo! Black from above, the underside is a beautiful metallic blue.
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Awesome thank you Matt - keep those records coming in 👍🏻
Matthew Esh@SilphidEsh6 May 2020
Nice 8m walk across Ampthill & Maulden today resulting in Ablattaria laevigata & Thanatophilus rugosus for @SilphidaeUk a first for me with 2 16 spot Ladybird’s @UKLadybirds some dung beetles for @Team_DUMP and a green tiger beetle to finish off a beetle day in lockdown!
A few Aphodius flying at the moment @Team_DUMP
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A big 👍🏻 from us!
Matt Chatfield@cornishgrill26 Apr 2020
I do everything I can to not work my sheep. The result. Dung beetle mania. Nutrients leaking out. Encourages plantain. Plantain is a natural wormer. I get the feeling nature is better at this than us!
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I do everything I can to not work my sheep. The result. Dung beetle mania. Nutrients leaking out. Encourages plantain. Plantain is a natural wormer. I get the feeling nature is better at this than us!
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Sadly we have no rollers in the UK - just those that live quite literally in it or under it - which is why not many people are even aware of our awesome native dung beetles!
Singita@Singita_26 Apr 2020
Dung beetles roll dung for 3 reasons: 1. They roll it up as ‘food balls’ to eat. 2. They use it as ‘nuptial balls’ for females, rolling it into holes where pairs mate and feast on it. 3. It’s used as ‘brooding balls’ formed into ‘cribs’ for dung beetle larvae. 📷: Ross Couper
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Ooo a dung beetle AND a stag beetle - obviously we love this!
Dr Lizzy Lowe@LizyLowe19 Apr 2020
I started cutting out these pictures when I was pregnant with my 1st kid... who's now 4! So pleased to finally finish this little project (and I've got LOTS more cut outs to start the next one!)
Beautiful 😍
Marian Hill@hill_marian26 Apr 2020
#BeetleIllustrationOfTheDay :Onthophagus fracticornis . Until I embarked on this project a year ago, I had no idea that we had dung beetles in the UK (pardon my ignorance) . They are both wonderful & amazing! ⁦@Team_DUMP⁩ ⁩ #Dungbeetle #onthophagus #Entomology
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Brilliant new paper by @hatbirder @JordanRainey3 Chris Kelly & @szshollo 👍🏻
Jordan Rainey@JordanRainey319 Apr 2020
Happy to see this out there, new paper on urbanisation and coprophilous beetles with @hatbirder Chris Kelly and @szshollo researchgate.net/publication…
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Can be found virtually all year round 👍🏻
Charles Cuthbert@CRCuthbert17 Oct 2019
A Minotaur beetle from Sizewell, Suffolk today showing its three bull-like horns. This is a large dung beetle found on sandy grassland and heathland, and take mostly rabbit dung back to their nests for their larvae to feed on.
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Today's submission for the 2020 #InverteFest : the aptly named Rainbow Scarab, Phanaeus vindex. This beauty was found while digging in my garden... what a stellar dung beetle! #backyardbugs
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The most widespread of our U.K. Onthophagus species & one seriously gorgeous dung beetle!
Ryan Mitchell@RyanM_Sussex23 Apr 2020
An interesting Dung beetle Onthophagus similis seen yesterday first time I have encountered this genus.
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An interesting Dung beetle Onthophagus similis seen yesterday first time I have encountered this genus.
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