Onthophagus

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Onthophagus

the largest genus of dung beetles of thefamily Scarabaeidae. The males usually have horns or out-growths on the head and often on the pronotum. There areapproximately 1, 500 species. They are found chiefly in the trop-ics; there are about 60 species in the USSR. They dig littleburrows and fill them with dung; the larvae develop in theseburrows. Onthophagus are beneficial as cleaners of the environ-ment and participants in soil formation. Some species are theintermediate hosts of a number of helminths that parasitizedomestic animals.

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No references found			[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Females of the species Onthophagus sagittarius who have heftier horns win control of more dung and can lay more dung-encased eggs, say Nicola Watson and Leigh Simmons of the University of Western Australia in Crawley. Female beetles ready for dung wars: mothers' battles over excrement ... by Milius, Susan / Science News Byline: ANI Washington, March 24 (ANI): Scientists have finally achieved success in finding the world's strongest insect, a species of dung beetle called Onthophagus taurus. World's strongest insect revealed by Asian News International Onthophagus taurus can pull 1,141 times its own body weight -- the equivalent of a 70-kilogramme (154-pound) person being able to lift 80 tonnes, the weight of six double-decker buses. Dung beetle is world's strongest insect: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition			Onon River Onon-Baldzha Range Onondaga Onondaga Cave State Park Onondaga County Onondaga Lake Ononis Onotskaia Upland Onsager equation Onsager Equation of Electrical Conductivity Onsager reciprocal relations Onsager Theorem Onsager theory of dielectrics Onsager, Lars onsetter onshore onshore wind Onslow County Onslow, George Ontario Ontario County Ontario Natural Resources Ministry Ontario Nature Ontario State Recreation Site Ontario, Lake Onthophagus Ontic onto Ontogeny ontological argument Ontology Ontonagon County Ontsifor Lukinich Onufrievka Onuphidae ONVIF Onwasato Festival OnX onych-, onycho- onychia Onychodactylus Onychodontidae Onychomycosis Onychopalpida Onychophora onychophoran onychorrhexis Onychosis Onygenaceae Onyx onyx agate			Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programs Ontario Youth Parliament Ontario Youth Senate Ontario Youth Soccer League Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation Ontario, CA, USA - Ontario International Ontario, Canada Ontario, Canada Ontario, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming and Livingston Ontario-Montclair School District Ontario-Montclair School Employees Federal Credit Union Ontario-Quebec Grain Farmers Coalition Ontario/Chaffey Community Show Band ONTC ONTCFDC ONTD OnTEBP Ontelaunee Power Operating Company, LLC Onteora Scout Reservation ONTFL ONTG Ontgiften, Neutraliseren en Ontwateren Onthaal Nieuwkomers Oost Vlaanderen Onthology Onthology Onthology Onthophagus ONTI ontic ontic ONTL ONTLA Ontmoetings-en Dagactiviteitencentra onto onto onto onto onto a good thing onto- onto- ontogeneses ontogeneses ontogenesis ontogenesis ontogenesis ontogenetic ontogenetic ontogenetic ontogenetically ontogenetically ontogenetically ontogenic ontogenic ontogenic ontogenically ontogenically ontogenically

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