It's a very hard work! :) Excellent capture, my friend!!!

Excellent capture Oom Piet.

Excellent shot of this busy guy. Fantastic details!

You've GOT to be KIDDING me. Such interesting facts you give us! You are a dung-pro! LOL At first when I saw this i thought OMG, that poor beetle didn't didn't drop THIS??? lol ouch!!!! Excellent pov on this dropping Pieter. I'm just saddened it is the last. I have yet to see Hippo-stuff, Giraffe-Stuff, just to name a couple. (..and now I can't believe my sudden interest in dungology)

Lol i opened this and the advertisment in top corner was for sweet moments superb capture hugs lou x

excellent series.

Now that is a dedicated groom :0) Another great photo....

... I would never have the idea personally to speak disparagingly about your photos. On the contrary! Who of us gets these interesting "things" to see? Even more nicely that you show them to us! This is the real life! And the dung beetle could not increase, if there was not the fertilizer! Thanks over again that you have shown me the exceedingly interesting pictures! Also this is a wonderful admission - what always the "other" may say in addition! (I hope that the text was translated correctly!)

If it wasn't for those little dung beetles the old saying would run more like "It's a Dungle out there" lol Bless them for burying most of it before we step in it :)

Very funny shot Piet, nicely done

Thanks for the pic. I had read about them and how they spread the fertilizer. Didn't know they were an inch or more. He's standing head down, right? Dick

Great shot! Very nice photo!

Great photo. I have seen on the Discovery channel, films about Africa and about this dung beetle. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

He's such a gorgeous colour, despite his rather dubious habits... :-)

LOL! But it is a really excellent capture and a funny story. I am not sure we could do without them :) Thanks for sharing.

like shari, i think you should be getting out there and capturing all the different variety`s piet :o)..excellent series mick

Why, what's the matter? This (or a closely related one) is a holy Scarabeus, moving the Sun on its way! Remarkably, this implies that ancient Egyptians thought of the Sun as a globe, rather than a spot -- not so evident at that time. Congrats! Lorand

Amazing how everything in nature is recycled. If only humans could be so wise. Once again, most interesting.

Ok, I don't think I would drive over dung in any case...I hate washing my car but now I suppose there is one more reason for swerve. I have always thought dung beetles were in a class of their own - not many will spend time taking it home...most bugs just make use of it where it lies. Super macro!

Yes ! These beetles do a lot in the recycling process. We owe them a them a lot of respect and consideration. Nice portrait of this beetle !

He he, he is working hard!

excellent series and marvelous capture of the moment on this.

Interesting photo. excellent shot!!

super!

You have presented us a different aspect of nature! Great work! :)

Great image...Hugs

Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to work we go...Did you attend the wedding??hehehe. all kidding a side this is an excellent photograph Piet. The light on the beetles back and the slight blur on the dung giving it movment. Great stuff:0)bonita

Great shot, I liked the perfect detail and sense of motion... they considered a sacred animals, scarabs... not sure

I must say, a person sure can learn a lot on this site. Very interesting stuff. And great shot. Aloha

Aw what the matter with show life as it happens, even if it is not pretty sometimes? What marvelous movement and up closeness! Thank you for the lesson too!