Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Yessss :-0

And it is a wasp I can identify O\/

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Another wasp, 2cm.

Marloth winter:

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0/* Klippies!?


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The yellow wasp is this Liris

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The second one is a close relative, also from the tribe Larrini, perhaps another Liris.


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:ty: :ty: :ty: Klippies!

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Huge dungbeetle, Marloth winter!


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Coprini, might be Heliocopris, but only the major males are good for identification.

Most Heliocopris are quite large, 3-5cm. There is pronounced sexual dimorphism within the genus, with males usually sporting horns or protrusions of different sizes on their head or thorax.
Females lay eggs nearly 5 mm in size, the largest among the Scarabeidae. Eggs are laid one at a time in a tunnel dug directly beneath the dung, containing some of the dung to feed the larva.
Males use their horns, which may be more or less elaborate, to fight over females.


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