Dung Beetle from the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest

This dung beetle with the scientific name Canthon luteicollis in the family Scarabaeidae was filmed in the upper Amazon rainforest of Ecuador. As the name indicates these beetles feed on feces of other animals.
Ecuador is one of 17 megadiverse countries, it actually has the highest biodiversity per square kilometer of any nation, with over 1660 species of birds, some 4000 species of butterflies and thousands of colorful moths, more than 500 amphibians, as well as a unique flora with e.g. over 4300 species of orchids.
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