What are dung beetles?
Q: What are dung beetles?
A: Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or only on the dung of mammals.
Q: What is the superfamily to which all the dung beetle species belong?
A: All the dung beetle species belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
Q: How many species does the subfamily Scarabaeinae have?
A: The subfamily Scarabaeinae alone has more than 5,000 species.
Q: What kind of beetles are there in families related to Scarabaeidae?
A: There are dung-feeding beetles in other related families, such as the Geotrupidae (the 'earth-boring dung beetles').
Q: What are the three groups of dung beetles?
A: The three groups of dung beetles are rollers, tunnelers, and dwellers.
Q: What do rollers do with dung?
A: Rollers roll dung into balls, which are used as a food source or brooding chambers.
Q: What do dwellers do with dung?
A: Dwellers simply live in dung and are often attracted by the dung burrowing owls collect.
