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dor beetle - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about dor beetle Oval-shaped, stout beetle measuring on average 20 mm/0.8 in, and with a metallic sheen. In general, dor beetles feed on dung, mostly of herbivorous animals. Dor beetles are in the family Geotrupidae (superorder Scarabaeoidea), order Coleoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. encyclopedia.farlex.com /dor+beetle   (209 words)

Man The beetle, emerging from the earth, rolling its ball, seemed to mirror the spectacle of the sun god Ra, rolling the ball of the sun across the sky. The emergence of a live, adult beetle from a seemingly inanimate husk was dramatic evidence of the beetle’s mystical ability to return from the netherworld. The dor beetle, a relative of the sacred scarab, was called "the Devil’s Steed" in ancient Greece, and its reputation for possessing supernatural powers continued on in European folk wisdom. www.living-jewels.com /man.htm   (1565 words)

Earth-boring dung beetle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The earth-boring dung beetles, or dor beetles are a family of beetles, called Geotrupidae (from Greek geos, earth, and trypetes, borer). They are typically detrivores, provisioning their nests with leaf litter (often moldy), but are occasionally coprophagous, similar to dung beetles. The eggs are laid in or upon the provision mass and buried, and the developing larvae feed upon the provisions. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earth-boring_dung_beetle   (218 words)

Trees for Life - Beetle Survey in Glen Affric 2004 Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on a blaeberry plant (Vaccinium myrtillus) in Glen Affric. Beetles likely to be encountered by visitors include some of the larger ground beetles (Carabidae) such as the fl Carabus glabratus and violet ground beetles (C. Other larger beetles are the sexton or burying beetles (Nicrophorus species) with horizontally striped orange and fl wing cases and, where sheep or deer dung is present, dor beetles (Geotrupes species). www.treesforlife.org.uk /forest/biodiversity/beetle_survey2004.html   (935 words)

Dung Beetle - a garden friend Dung beetles are important because they get rid of a lot of dung, breaking it down and incorporating it into the soil, so helping in the recycling of nutrients. In the UK dung beetles utilise the dung of cows, horses, rabbits, deer and sheep, eg. Dung beetles are often referred to as 'Scarabs' hence the classification Scaraboidea, and in ancient Egypt the scarab or dung beetle was their most important religious symbol. www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk /dungbtle.htm   (378 words)

Beetles Beetles were only recorded as incidentals or because they were large and noticeable. This beetle was under a large flint rock on the northern bank of Slonk Hill Cutting. This beetle is an introduced species and a pest of lilies. www.glaucus.org.uk /Beetles.html   (814 words)

J.G. Wood's Cicindelidae from "Insects Abroad"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) All the Tiger Beetles live, when larvae, in burrows under a loose soil, remaining with their sickle-like mandibles expanded at the entrance, just like the jaws of a steel-trap, ready to seize any passing insect and carry it down to the bottom of the burrow, where it can be eaten in peace. I have tried these Beetles in various lights, and have ascertained that the leading colour is blue, fiery crimson, green, or bronze, exactly as the light happens to fall upon the insect, not to mention the intermediate colours of purple and violet which ripple over the surface as the light is shifted. This very remarkable Beetle forms quite a type among its relatives, as in all of them there is a tendency to form a light-coloured cross on a dark ground, and in all, more or less, this cross is made by a V-shaped mark upon each of the elytra. members.aol.com /askdrjay/jgwood.htm   (7407 words)

Dor beetle - Geotrupes stercorarius: More Information - ARKive These holes are made by the adult beetles burrowing down into the soil, taking with them particles of dung as food supplies for their larvae. Although the dor beetle is not thought to be threatened as a species, they are linked to another animal which is the subject of several conservation projects. Dor beetles and their cousins, the chafers, are the main prey of greater horseshoe bats, a species that has been declining in numbers for many years. www.arkive.org /species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Geotrupes_stercorarius/more_info.html   (692 words)

'Dor' @ encyclopaediaOnline: the FREE online encyclopaedia (encyclopedia), dictionary, and grammar reference site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Dormouse.] (Zoöl.) A large European scaraboid beetle which makes a droning noise while flying. Dor a beetle, and Hum, Humbug.] A trick, joke, or deception. www.encyclopaediaonline.com /article.asp?topic=Dor   (83 words)

Beetles The adult beetles, 16 - 25mm, are classed as fairly common in the UK and are to be found from April to October. The bodies of small creatures are buried by the beetles excavating a hollow under the corpse and dragging it underground. Click beetle larvae are the notorious thin yellow 'wireworms' which are the bane of gardeners lives as their vegetarian diet plays havoc with the root systems of vegetable crops, grasses and other plants. www.bugsandweeds.co.uk /beetles.html   (2616 words)

dor - definition by dict.die.net Dormouse.] (Zo["o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. Dor dwelling, the Dora of the Romans, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites (Josh. It was the most southern settlement of the Phoenicians on the coast of Syria. dict.die.net /dor   (188 words)

Wicklow Mountains National Park - Beetles There are thousands of species of beetle in Ireland, and while most of them share the same basic shape (six legs and a rounded shiny body with hard wing cases), they have different mouthparts and cover a range of different life styles. Ground beetles, rove beetles, soldier beetles, longhorn beetles, click beetles, water beetles, tiger beetles, ladybirds, weevils, chafers, and many more, are all found in the Park. The Violet Ground beetle is one of the larger ones and has a shiny purple edge to its fl body. www.wicklownationalpark.ie /pages/beetles.php   (460 words)

Scarab Beetles Dung beetles, as their name suggests, live on animal dung (mainly that of herbivores such as rabbits, sheep, cattle, elephants, etc.) - they feed on dung in both the adult and larval stage. Some dung beetles simply live and breed in the dung heaps left by animals, but others bury the dung in some way or other before eating it or laying their eggs. These beetles use their rake-like head and front legs to scrape up the dung, which is then shaped into a ball and rolled along with the hind legs until a suitable burial site is found. www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk /scarab.htm   (1117 words)

Association of British Scrabble Players - Words By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other — hm, could be worth a try I suppose - but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death. Now, a lamellicorn beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, esp. (in full sacred scarab) Scarabaeus sacer, which was revered by the ancient Egyptians. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. www.absp.org.uk /words/beetles.html   (484 words)

[No title] Dor is well known for his unacceptable theories about Beetle Pantries which unfortunately reach a wide public through downmarket magazines. Dor is a writer of pretentious and frightening stories for larvae, filling their impressionable minds with fictions about some creator Scarab who supports his anarchical ideas. He was a beetle of great courage and renown, an admired leader of his guerilla band and a worthy adversary. www.strange-tales.co.uk /dungbeetles.htm   (2582 words)

The Original Beetles: Coleoptera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) A main factor in beetle diversity and abundance is a range of adaptations Farmers believed the beetle had to be helped to prevent lightning strikes to their houses and hail damage to the crops In Sweden it was believed that if a farmer's wife needed help, she should incubate a dor beetle under her arm. entomology.unl.edu /lgh/insectid/lec17_Coleoptera_Intro.htm   (528 words)

Wood of Cree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) The woods themselves of course are dominated by oak trees but the ground flora is dominated by bilberry and common cow wheat (Melampyrum pratense) whose yellow flowers carpet the woods throughout June and July. The woods are also home to the dor beetle Geotrupes stercorarius, a relatively large (up to 2.5 cm long) barrel shaped beetle which can be found bumbling across the paths that lead through the woods. Best of all though are the two large streams that cascade down the steep valley sides both of these streams are subject to dramatic changes in water level and are prone to flash flooding following heavy rains on the hills above the valley. www.greenshoots.4t.com /photo6.html   (295 words)

Beetles found Swiftly The Volkswagen Beetle or Bug is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, of Germany, and almost certainly the world. These beetles live in the rotten wood of deciduous trees, mainly beech, elm and ash - and there is... Other beetles, the Ground beetle for one, can be quite lively and... www.nsalg.co.uk /gardening/beetles.html   (336 words)

dor Cf {Dormouse}.] (Zo["o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}), which makes a droning noise while flying. From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Dor dwelling, the Dora of the Romans, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites (Josh. This tower fell in 1895, and nothing remains but debris and foundation walls, the remains of an old Crusading fortress. www.beetfoundation.com /words/d/dor.html   (314 words)

British Insects: Coleoptera Families - Geotrupidae Beetles stoutly oval to elongate-oval; dorsally strongly convex; not necked; conspicuously waisted; generally dark reddish brown or fl. • Geotrupes vernalis (Smooth Dor Beetle: B. Ent. Lists of taxa exhibiting specified attributes and legends for the illustrations are available in the interactive key. delta-intkey.com /britin/col/www/geotrupi.htm   (287 words)

Trees for Life - Beetles occurring in Glen Affric Leaf beetles (Phratora vitellinae) on an aspen tree in Glen Affric. A longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax) in Glen Affric. The Large Poplar Longhorn Beetle Saperda carcharias in the Scottish Highlands www.treesforlife.org.uk /forest/biodiversity/beetles.html   (323 words)

Dung lac   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) Dung dung lac beetles dung lac are good fliers dung lac and the bush fly. A caterpillar is a dung beetle named dung lac aksak is mostly composed of half digested grass. Dung dung lac beetles are in the roller persuasion have been found feeding in human. dung.aalimprincess.com /dung-lac.html   (1895 words)

Dung thuy2000 It is not evolved the dung beetles habit of hectares of dung thuy2000 the dung thuy2000 large. Further reading, the single dor beetle flies were emerging everyday in sheep, horse. Dung thuy2000 dung beetles are incredibly strong and move balls of a tunneller. dung.aalimprincess.com /dung-thuy2000.html   (1598 words)

beetle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) Common dor beetles (Geotrupes stercorarius) inhabit grasslands and fields throughout the British Isles. Common dor beetles are fairly common in most parts of Britain. For those who prefer not to walk, you are spoilt for choice with virtually every car a taxi (green beetles are eco-friendly) and a city Metro that is fast, clean and easy to use. san24.co.uk /beetle   (610 words)

Wicklow Mountains National Park - Invertebrates Beetles..» Beetles are one of the biggest groups of invertebrates in the Park. This page profiles four interesting species - the Dor Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle, Soldier Beetle and Wasp Beetle. Wasps and Bees..» Profiles of the Giant Wood Wasp, the Bumblebee and Gall Wasps. www.wicklownationalpark.ie /pages/invertebrates.php   (307 words)

dor - Wiktionary A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying. General term for flying insect which makes a loud humming noise. Cognate with Old Saxon dor, Old High German tor (German Tor ‘gate’), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂. en.wiktionary.org /wiki/dor   (108 words)

Bumpy landing Photo | TrekNature The Dor Beetle (here the species Geotrupes vernalis) is not such a bad flyer, but its landings are really lousy! This one just bumped into a stone at my feet revealing the gaudy metallic colours of its belly (the top is a rather dull fl) Note how the membranous functionnal wings are not properly folded away under the elytra. Hi Philippe, I watched the same beetle do a slightly better landing 2 weeks ago but I never managed to capture it. www.treknature.com /gallery/Europe/photo21007.htm   (170 words)

Definition of Dor from dictionary.net we found 3 entries for the meaning of dor (Zo["o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. Define dor and 150,000 other words at dictionary.net www.dictionary.net /dor   (79 words)

Dor - The King James Dictionary on StudyLight.org Dor - The King James Dictionary on StudyLight.org Home > Dictionaries > King James Dictionary > Dor Suggestions about making this resource more useful should be sent to sugg@studylight.org www.studylight.org /dic/kjd/view.cgi?number=T1781   (95 words)

BirdForum - Beetle and Damselfly ID please I think that the beetle may be a Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) but I haven't any idea about the damselfly. Both were in the Lake District this weekend. As far as the Large Red Damselfly goes, I cannot see from my copy of Brooks and Lewington any real similarity between my photo and the pictures in the book. www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=17681   (657 words)

"Luke, I am Your Father!" on Flickr - Photo Sharing! ID please - what kind of beetle is it? They can be found in Darmstadt/Germany, they share one habitat with the may beetles, but during the whole walk I saw only two of them. They are about the same size as may beetles. www.flickr.com /photos/limone/147048968   (178 words)

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