1. The steep slope of its chest and the horns on its head are its most striking and special features. The Spanish dung beetle is round and short, without legs like the scarab beetle, and of course it cannot roll the ball as quickly as the scarab beetle.

2. It is very timid and does not look like a brave person. If it is slightly disturbed, its legs will shrink under its body. Compared with the scarab beetle, the Spanish dung beetle is This aspect is far behind.

3. The edge of its head is very sharp, and its front claws are also very sharp, which allows it to easily cut small pieces from large materials.

4. It would rather starve itself than touch the food prepared for its children; it would rather suffer itself than let its children suffer any injustice in the future. How remarkable this kind of dedication is! The great maternal love is fully reflected in the world of insects.

5. It has not eaten any food since it entered the ground. Now that it is busy with work, it still refuses to look for food. Instead, it stays aside motionless. It shows its care, love and devotion to its children. , like all mothers in the world, so selfless.

Extended information

Dung beetles, commonly known as dung beetles, belong to the family Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae. The body is black or dark brown, large and medium-sized insects. Dung beetles can use the polarization of moonlight to locate themselves and help them find food. Has certain phototaxis. There are more than 20,000 species of dung beetles in the world, distributed on every continent except Antarctica.

The most famous dung beetle lives in Egypt and is 1 to 2.5 centimeters long. The largest dung beetle in the world is the 10 cm long giant dung beetle. Most dung beetles are coprophagous and feed on animal excrement. They are known as "natural scavengers".