ID colorful pointy Beetle please

[iturnrocks]

I found this guy doing the breast stroke in my dogs water bowl today. Any ideas?

Thank you.

 

[beetleman]

that's a type of dung beetle(male) family scarabaeidae,hope this helps.

 

[iturnrocks]

good call- I found Rainbow Scarab- Dung Beetle- Phanaeus vindex

 

[LeilaNami]

Hope you kept it because I'll buy it from you :drool: unless it drowned of course

 

[iturnrocks]

He was still moving a little when I took the pics. I have him in a jar, Ill see if hes still kicking tomorrow.

 

[P. Novak]

Wow, that is a gorgeous beetle! Nice find!

 

[LeilaNami]

He still kicking?

 

[iturnrocks]

Nope, sorry. Hes toast!

 

[Dorcus]

lol, those shouldn't be too hard to find. If you go to pasture lands and look in cow or horse manure, you should be able to find some.

 

[LeilaNami]

Aw! Yeah there's tons of horses around here