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The Honey Ants Dream. The honeypot ants' chambers can generally be found more than one meter deep. They are connected to one of the entrances to the
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. The honeypot ants' chambers can generally be found more than one meter deep. They are connected to one of the entrances to the colony by a vertical tunnel that is dug out by the worker ants in very hard earth. Northern Territory, Australia
© Óscar Díez Martínez / Biosphoto
Eurasian Wryneck at nest - Navarra Spain
© Mario Cea Sanchez / Biosphoto
Common Kestrel landing at nest in a cliff - Spain
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Stag beetle rolling a dropping of rabbit Bas-Rhin France
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Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) in elephant dung along waterhole in Kruger National park, South Africa
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) in elephant dung along waterhole in Kruger National park, South Africa
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Black ants and their herd of aphids. Ants are fond of honeydew.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Black ants and their herd of aphids. Ants are fond of honeydew. They collect it directly from the aphid's abdomen, a process known as trophobiosis. When no honeydew arrives, they tap the aphid's abdomen with their antennae. By trophallaxis, they then share it with the other workers.
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Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and mandibles to shape pieces of dung into spherical balls, which they then roll along the ground and lay their eggs in once buried. South Corsica, near Campomoro.
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Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and mandibles to shape pieces of dung into spherical balls, which they then roll along the ground and lay their eggs in once buried. South Corsica, near Campomoro.
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Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and mandibles to shape pieces of dung into spherical balls, which they then roll along the ground and lay their eggs in once buried. South Corsica, near Campomoro.
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Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dung beetle (Scarabaeus laticollis) pushing its ball, Corsica. Dung beetles are coprophagous coleopteran insects that use their front legs and mandibles to shape pieces of dung into spherical balls, which they then roll along the ground and lay their eggs in once buried. South Corsica, near Campomoro.
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Deer fawn (Capreolus capreolus) "carpet" droppings on the bank of a Sologne pond, Ménestreau en Villette, Loiret, Centre Val de Loire Region, France
© Patrick Glaume / Biosphoto
© Patrick Glaume / Biosphoto
Deer fawn (Capreolus capreolus) "carpet" droppings on the bank of a Sologne pond, Ménestreau en Villette, Loiret, Centre Val de Loire Region, France
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Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) faeces in the sand, Bardia or Bardiya National Park, Terai region, Nepal
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) faeces in the sand, Bardia or Bardiya National Park, Terai region, Nepal
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Dung beetle (Scarabaeus viettei) rolling elephant feces ball in Kruger National park, South Africa
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
Dung beetle (Scarabaeus viettei) rolling elephant feces ball in Kruger National park, South Africa
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Droppings of Little Panda (Ailurus fulgens), in a tree, Singalila National Park, Himalaya, Nepal
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Droppings of Little Panda (Ailurus fulgens), in a tree, Singalila National Park, Himalaya, Nepal
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Droppings of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in forest, Plancher Bas, Haute Saone, France
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
Droppings of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in forest, Plancher Bas, Haute Saone, France
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Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), droppings in forest, Plancher Bas, Haute Saone, France
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), droppings in forest, Plancher Bas, Haute Saone, France
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Robber Fly (Asillidae Family) on stem feeding on bat droppings, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Robber Fly (Asillidae Family) on stem feeding on bat droppings, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) flying out of the nest with the droppings of the chicks. Mauricie region. Quebec. Canada
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) flying out of the nest with the droppings of the chicks. Mauricie region. Quebec. Canada
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Excrement of a male Eastern moose (Alces americanus). Parc de la Gaspésie. Quebec. Canada
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Excrement of a male Eastern moose (Alces americanus). Parc de la Gaspésie. Quebec. Canada
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Coprolith, fossilized dejection of Ichthyosaur containing 3 teeth. Aptian (118-125 million years). South-East of France.- Blouet
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Coprolith, fossilized dejection of Ichthyosaur containing 3 teeth. Aptian (118-125 million years). South-East of France.- Blouet brothers collection
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Puma (Puma concolor), feces, Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica, Chile
© Jean-Claude Malausa / Biosphoto
© Jean-Claude Malausa / Biosphoto
Puma (Puma concolor), feces, Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica, Chile
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Fungus on a dung, coprophilic fungus forming mycelial filaments, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Fungus on a dung, coprophilic fungus forming mycelial filaments, Lorraine, France
© Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
Horse manure on a plot in a vegetable garden
© Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
Horse manure on a plot in a vegetable garden
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Alaskan Moose (Alces alces gigas) droppings in snow in spring, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
© Robert Valarcher / Biosphoto
© Robert Valarcher / Biosphoto
Alaskan Moose (Alces alces gigas) droppings in snow in spring, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
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Large White (Pieris brassicae) caterpillar on a cabbage leaf
© Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
© Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
Large White (Pieris brassicae) caterpillar on a cabbage leaf shedding excrement
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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) dropping in desert area in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) dropping in desert area in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa
© Alain Compost / Biosphoto
Kopi luwak coffee, Undigested coffee beans in a civet fieces, Batang Toru, West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Kopi luwak coffee, Man collecting undigested coffee beans in civet fieces for coffee Luak special coffee, Batang Toru, West Sumatra, Indonesia
© Alain Compost / Biosphoto
© Alain Compost / Biosphoto
Kopi luwak coffee, Man collecting undigested coffee beans in civet fieces for coffee Luak special coffee, Batang Toru, West Sumatra, Indonesia
© Alain Compost / Biosphoto
Kopi luwak coffee, Man collecting undigested coffee beans in civet fieces for coffee Luak special coffee, Batang Toru, West Sumatra
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Pine marten (Martes martes), faeces with wild cherries, Lorraine, France
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
Pine marten (Martes martes), faeces with wild cherries, Lorraine, France
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Dung beetle hiding a ball of dung. Voi, Tsavo National Park,
© Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto
© Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto
Dung beetle hiding a ball of dung. Voi, Tsavo National Park, Kenya.
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Fox droppings covered with mould mycelium. The dew highlights the mycelia
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Fox droppings covered with mould mycelium. The dew highlights the mycelia
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Cassid (Cassida sp.) larva and its faecal shield on an inflorescence of Apple Mint (Mentha suaveolens). A spider is standing nearby. Gers, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Cassid (Cassida sp.) larva and its faecal shield on an inflorescence of Apple Mint (Mentha suaveolens). A spider is standing nearby. Gers, France
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) droppings on the bank, Abruzzo National Park, Italy
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Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) droppings, Abruzzo National Park, Italy
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
© Alain Roux / Biosphoto
Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) droppings, Abruzzo National Park, Italy
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Black Garden Ant (lasius niger) milking aphids, Alsace, France
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
Black Garden Ant (lasius niger) milking aphids, Alsace, France
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Treehopper (Membracidae Family) being tended by Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) on stem, the ants gaining honeydew from the treehopper in
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Treehopper (Membracidae Family) being tended by Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) on stem, the ants gaining honeydew from the treehopper in return for protection, Saba, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia
© Jean-François Noblet / Biosphoto
European otter (Lutra lutra) dropping on rock, Europe
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Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae) rolling dung ball, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania.
© Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto
© Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto
Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae) rolling dung ball, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania.
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Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), nesting with a faecal sac
© Olivier Born / Biosphoto
© Olivier Born / Biosphoto
Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), nesting with a faecal sac in its beak, Vaud, Switzerland
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Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) dropping on white clay, Joué-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre Val de Loire Region, France
© Patrick Glaume / Biosphoto
© Patrick Glaume / Biosphoto
Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) dropping on white clay, Joué-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre Val de Loire Region, France
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Badger (Meles meles) litrine, England
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Badger (Meles meles) litrine, England
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Parrotfish defecating -female- (Sparisoma cretense). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Parrotfish defecating -female- (Sparisoma cretense). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Fox droppings full of rowan fruits, visual and olfactory marker of territory, placed prominently on a rock in the Cévennes, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Fox droppings full of rowan fruits, visual and olfactory marker of territory, placed prominently on a rock in the Cévennes, France
© Stuart Wilson / Biosphoto
Black bear scat, Willamette National Forest, Oregon.
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Honey Pot Ant (Myrmecocystus spp) - Arizona. Honey Pot Ant (Myrmecocystus spp) with engorged gasters -Arizona - Lives in undergound colonies that protect them from harsh desert conditions - Specialized members of the colony-called repletes-store liquid food in their engorged gasters which is shared with other members of the colony as needed