Typhaeus typhoeus male

Typhaeus typhoeus female x2

Typhaeus typhoeus x3 this morning in Bengeo garden. Males are very distinctive with their 3 prongs.

Species is able to exploit winter availability of dung by digging much deeper burrows in sandy soil. These remain warm even in coldest months of January & February. #MinotaurBeetle #attractedtolight

Devil’s Fngers, Clathrus archeri)
stink of rotting flesh, hence alternative name, Octopus Stinkhorn. Here, in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, the pong has attracted a Minotaur Beetle, Typhaeus typhoeus, to disperse its spores @britishmyology.bsky.social #fungi #minotaurbeetle #devilsfingers

Typhaeus typhoeus male

50th record today of Typhaeus typhoeus in Bengeo garden since light trapping started in 2017. Prior to that, unaware that species was present locally. #MinotaurBeetle #attractedtolight

Typhaeus typhoeus ♂ x2

Typhaeus typhoeus ♂ x2 yesterday in Bengeo garden. #MinotaurBeetle #Geotrupidae #attractedtolight