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    • Side view of dung beetle/Onthophagus binodus with scale measure
    Rights: Birgit Rhode, Landcare Research Published 10 December 2013 Size: 340 KB Referencing Hub media

    Side view of dung beetle (Onthophagus binodus). Landcare Research received permission from the EPA to release Onthophagus binodus in New Zealand.

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