The Common Dor Beetle is a large, rotund, shiny blue-black dung beetle that buries dung beneath dung pats as larval food. Its underside is often infested with mites that hitch rides between dung pats — a classic example of phoresy. Adults can be seen flying and walking across roads at dusk, often landing heavily and audibly.
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