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Dung Beetles Native to Tasmania | |
Australia had native dung beetles (near 500 species identified so far) before colonisation. However the native species generally prefer marsupial dung and are not often found in cattle dung (except for O. Australis - see photo below). Therefore the CSIRO developed the Dung beetle Project (mainly by the efforts of Dr George Bornemissza, an émigré from Hungary) Commonly seen in Tasmania pastures-
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