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Conchiolin
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 Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject: Cute beast |
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Hello guys look at this beast and admire its chitinous, shiny exoskeleton. I'm just posting it for identification! Thanks a lot guys!
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| Notice that the very end of the antennae is divided into 3 "pads" i wonder what those are for?? |
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D. Cilia
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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A species of scarab for sure; looks like Pentodon bidens but the thorax is too large for that. But there are about 30 indigenous species here so you won't run out of possibilities so soon 
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Conch, you touched the wrong button ( = photographed a species from a difficult group!!)
Cilia, can you confirm the Genus at least, that is do you think it is Pentodon spp.?
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Conchiolin
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:15 am Post subject: |
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We do have a photo of a pentodon bidens on the fauna section:
http://www.maltawildplants.com/!gfx/Nature/maltawildlife.php?species=Pentodon%20bidens%20subsp.%20punctatus&ext=&type=
If it helps i found this beast together 3 other beetles but since they where on dog crap i thought it would be unsightly to take a photo of dogcrap.
To be more precise they where emerging out of a hole which was near the dog crap.
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D. Cilia
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| MWP admin wrote: | | Cilia, can you confirm the Genus at least, that is do you think it is Pentodon spp.? |
No! As I said it looks like Pentodon mostly, but the thorax is far larger. The 'dog crap' might be just a coincidence because as far as I know 'crap-eating' scarabs only use herbivore dung for lunch 
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Ok.
PS is your avatar the cave of the inland sea of Dwejra or that of Cominotto?
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D. Cilia
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:44 am Post subject: |
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First guess is correct! An amazing place for scientific endeavors of all kinds: ecological, botanical and geological. Here's the proper image for better viewing:
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Great shot - congratulations.
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