Humpback Dung Beetle

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Deltochilum gibbosum

Humpback Dung Beetle, a reference photo
Photo: xpda · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Deltochilum gibbosum, the humpback dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is a member of subgenus Hybomidium Shipp, 1897 and is found in the southeastern United States.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Humpback Dung Beetle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scarabaeidae
Species
Deltochilum gibbosum

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