GIANT Elephant Dung Beetle 6 cm-A pair in Showcase

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The giant Elephant Dung Beetle ( Heliocopris dominus) lives in Thailand. After finally finding a fairly fresh pile of manure from large grazing animals, these big scarabs shape it into a ball and then they stand behind it and push... and push... and that ball gets bigger and harder and it just might end up bigger than your fist!The 'Dominus' male, has a very large protruding pointed thoracic horn. The female does not. The pair auctioned are mounted in natural pose. They are working on a huge dung ball which was made of paper. The male is pushing the ball while the female is trying to help lifting on the other side. They are house in a 8x4x4" showcase. It's a spectacular art piece. The male beetle is in perfect A1+ quality while the female lost some of the claws and one antena tfore is graded A1-. Family: Scarabidae, The Scarabs & Dung Beetles Origin: Thailand Satisfaction guaranteed: If you are not completely satisfied with the product you receive, just return within 10 days and you will get a full refund.
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