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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1 Jun 2020
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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22 May 2020
Our website is momentarily off line - sorry folks!! @BlattaMann @Ceri_Watkins do you know what’s happened????
22 May 2020
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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DUMP retweeted
21 May 2020
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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13 May 2020
This 👇🏻
11 May 2020
TODAY IS DUNG BEETLE APPRECIATION DAY THEY DO SO MUCH FOR US AND THEY DESERVE THE WORLD
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10 May 2020
Loving be able to give dung beetles the limelight & raising an interest in these awesome insects! 👍🏻
10 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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13 May 2020
Loving this #entoart by @hill_marian - what’s not to love when it’s a gorgeous native British dung beetle 😍
26 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
29 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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13 May 2020
Awesome thank you Matt - keep those records coming in 👍🏻
6 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!
27 Apr 2020
A big 👍🏻 from us!
26 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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26 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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27 Apr 2020
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!
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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27 Apr 2020
Ooo a dung beetle AND a stag beetle - obviously we love this!
19 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!)
27 Apr 2020
Beautiful 😍
26 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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19 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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23 Apr 2020
Can be found virtually all year round 👍🏻
17 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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12 Apr 2020
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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23 Apr 2020
The most widespread of our U.K. Onthophagus species & one seriously gorgeous dung beetle!
23 Apr 2020
An interesting Dung beetle Onthophagus similis seen yesterday first time I have encountered this genus.
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23 Apr 2020
An interesting Dung beetle Onthophagus similis seen yesterday first time I have encountered this genus.
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