Sexy minibeast alert ⚠️
Yesterday we saw HUNDREDS of Dor Beetles pootling along the forest paths. They looked like little obsidian treasures dotted in the mud 💛
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Dor beetles are dung beetles, clearing up the forest's poop so we can enjoy a relatively clean, sewage free experience. Thanks chum!!
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There are over 4000 species of beetle in the UK and they come in all shapes, sizes and colours! Their role on Earth is just as diverse as their appearance from pest control to the world's garbage disposal, pollinators to beaver exfoliators (no joke! The platypsyllus castoris beetle lives in beaver fur and eats the animal's dead skin cells! Whaaaat 🤯). They're magical, marvellous and mighty important!
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