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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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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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Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on Stewart Island, East Greenland
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on Stewart Island, East Greenland
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Rough saddle bush-cricket (Uromenus rugosicollis) female on Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Gers, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Rough saddle bush-cricket (Uromenus rugosicollis) female on Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Gers, France
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European kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) removing droppings from a willow branch, Pouilly region, Nièvre, France
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
European kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) removing droppings from a willow branch, Pouilly region, Nièvre, France
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Horse droppings on a cobblestone street following the passage of mounted police 2 days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris,
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Horse droppings on a cobblestone street following the passage of mounted police 2 days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
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Horse droppings on a cobblestone street following the passage of
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Horse droppings on a cobblestone street following the passage of mounted police 2 days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
Dog waste bag dispenser, Fort-Mahon, Somme, France
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Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) Courting pair on a breeding cliff, Iceland
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) Courting pair on a breeding cliff, Iceland
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Fungi on fox poo, Bukovje, Slovenia
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Fly (Diptera sp) trapped in fungus, Bukovje, Slovenia
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Fly (Diptera sp) trapped in fungus, Bukovje, Slovenia
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Fungi and dead diptera on fox poo, Bukovje, Slovenia
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Fungi and dead diptera on fox poo, Bukovje, Slovenia
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Fungi and dead diptera on fox poo, Bukovje, Slovenia
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Fungi and dead diptera on fox poo, Bukovje, Slovenia
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Flies (Diptera sp) trapped in fungus, Bukovje, Slovenia
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Flies (Diptera sp) trapped in fungus, Bukovje, Slovenia
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Urinating fruit bat, frugivorous chiropteran, hanging upside down
© Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
© Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
Urinating fruit bat, frugivorous chiropteran, hanging upside down from a tree branch in a tropical, equatorial climate,
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Eurasian Goshawk juvenile (Accipiter gentilis) defecating in the snow, Oulu, Finland
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
Eurasian Goshawk juvenile (Accipiter gentilis) defecating in the snow, Oulu, Finland
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Eurasian Goshawk juvenile (Accipiter gentilis) defecating in the snow, Oulu, Finland
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
Eurasian Goshawk juvenile (Accipiter gentilis) defecating in the snow, Oulu, Finland
© Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
Weeping vine branch, sap tear after pruning, France
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Sales of 100% natural fertilizer awarded by international jury at Chantilly show, Le Mans, Sarthe, France
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
Sales of 100% natural fertilizer awarded by international jury at Chantilly show, Le Mans, Sarthe, France
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Raccoon (Myocastor coypus) marking its territory, Etang de Sologne, Loir et Cher, France
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Raccoon (Myocastor coypus) marking its territory, Etang de Sologne, Loir et Cher, France
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Common genet (Genetta genetta) latrine on an old low wall in a
© Thierry Le Quay / Biosphoto
© Thierry Le Quay / Biosphoto
Common genet (Genetta genetta) latrine on an old low wall in a holm oak forest, Roquessels, Hérault, France
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Coprophilous fungi on cow dung, towards the Rainkopf, Vosges, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Coprophilous fungi on cow dung, towards the Rainkopf, Vosges, France
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Aphid breeding by red ants (Myrmica rubra) on a purple foxglove
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Aphid breeding by red ants (Myrmica rubra) on a purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) in late spring: ants are very fond of aphid honeydew, which can be an important food source for them. Auvergne, France
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Lioness (Panthera leo) smelling the urine of other lions in the Savuti reserve, Botswana, September
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
Lioness (Panthera leo) smelling the urine of other lions in the Savuti reserve, Botswana, September
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Dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) in the Pyrenees, France.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) in the Pyrenees, 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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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