Nokia N8 - Dung Beetle
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Channel: Tommi Vainionpää · 2011 · Pets & Animals
This little guy is probably the dung beetle (Geotrupidae). It was not harmed during the video shoot, but at least a little annoyed since I turned it over few times to get a shot of the bottom parts. :) The video was shot at quite cloudy condition so the colors are not so great, but at least I was facinated by the complexity of the mechanics of leg movement and its armour . I just checked from the net that the little fellows attached to the beetle's "stomach" are mites. Mites are not hurting the beetle but they use beetle to get free ride to the next dung heap. :) Video shot using N8 with Vivitar ser-vii marco attached to it. At some shots N8 was attached to a tripod. Edited with Sony Movie Studio HD Platinum 11 trial. Music by Henry Manchini - Baby elephant walk.
