Scarabaeidae (family)

Scarab beetle, curl grub at Acton, ACT

Scarabaeidae (family) at Acton, ACT - 20 Mar 2019
Scarabaeidae (family) at Acton, ACT - 20 Mar 2019
Scarabaeidae (family) at Acton, ACT - 20 Mar 2019
Scarabaeidae (family) at Acton, ACT - 20 Mar 2019
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Scarabaeidae (family) 26 Mar 2019 KimPullen
Unidentified 23 Mar 2019 TimL

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Found alive and lying in the middle of a road.

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KimPullen wrote:
   27 Mar 2019
Normally live in the soil, humus, compost or rotting wood, depending on the species. Would probably not last long in the open.

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