An aphodiine dung beetle

Aphodius distinctus without dung, just all clean and pretty

There you go, a dung-free Aphodius distinctus. I saw several a few weeks ago, wandering aimlessly around in the sands at the western coast of Jutland, pretty far from any fresh dung. Aphodius distinctus is a good flyer and spreads easily over far distances in search of fresh warm dung. It’s one of the most versatile dung beetles, able to feast on dung no matter the species that laid it, and can even make do with decomposing plant tissue.