​The largest dung beetle on the South American continent, Copr | GREEN LAB 🐍

​The largest dung beetle on the South American continent, Coprophanaeus lancifer is remarkable for its extraordinary strength and voracity no less.

Despite belonging to the dung beetle family, this brilliant giant prefers the remains of dead animals.
The main feature of Coprophanaeus lancifer dung beetles is massive horns on the head of both sexes. The sturdy and massive build of these giants fully corresponds to their physical capabilities: It is practically impossible to hold a living dung beetle in the palm of your hand.
The adult beetle is even able to move the carcass remains as big as a human being, using a system of digging for this purpose.
Its strong limbs with jagged edges on its sides and a pair of sharp teeth that it uses to tear off pieces of meat from the decomposing carcass and roll them into balls help it in this.