Canthon Rollers

Photos taken in Arizona by Dana L. Price. Click on each image to see a full screen picture
1.		At 9:20 a.m. in the morning dozens of beetles flew into the source of cow dung. If they don't hurry, there won't be any dung left.
2.		By 12:00 p.m. the beetles had obliterated the pile.
3.		Canthon sp. rolling the dung away.
4.		If they hit a hurdle they will either keep pushing the ball until it goes over the hurdle or they will change directions.
5.		Another hurdle. What a perfect meatball.
6.		In the spotlight.
7.		Green Canthon sp. Check out the smaller beetle to the left of the ball. Do you think it is introduced?
8.		Green Canthon sp.
9.		Green Canthon sp.
10.		Carving out a dung ball.