Dung
Beetle
Aphodius pumiliio

I stepped out of the passenger's side on my friend's car
and
happened
to glance down at the ground and spy a tiny winged beetle -
just drawing
in its wings. It was this attractive
dung beetle. Someone on Bugguide at
first thought this was Aphodius rectus but someone later
identified
it as Aphodius
pumilio. © Carol Davis, 3-16-2011

The wind was blowing quite hard on this day so maybe the
beetle
just happened to be blown into my yard.
I got off two pictures (I always try to carry my camera with
me) before
it scampered into
a crack in the driveway. ©
Carol Davis, 3-16-2011
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