Amazing Nature Contest: Thematic Challenge

(Google translate from Czech)

Nature is such an extensive system that one person has no chance to know everything that nature has to offer. It is therefore good to have such a great community in which we can share knowledge from different parts of our planet.

Greetings to all fans of Amazing Nature Community

One way to share your knowledge of nature with others is through a Thematic Challenge. The last time we observed relatively large objects. This week we will watch more where we step and what comes under our feet :-). They are a new topic

BEETLES (of all kinds)

Your task for this topic is:

take a documentary photo
try to determine the species of the beetle to be monitored and write its scientific name
add an appropriate description of what, where and how you watched

Of course I have a little inspiration for you :-)

Wood Beetle (Anoplotrupes stercorosus)

On one of my walks I met these black-blue, metallic shiny beetles. In the Czech Republic we call them "rolling poop".

They have this derogatory folk name because they feed on the faeces of other animals or rotting organic matter.

They also lay their eggs in the rotting mass. The putrefaction process generates heat and thus helps to develop a new beetle.

It is interesting that this beetle belongs to the same family as the Egyptian scarab (sacred willowherb)

I wish you a nice time in nature while completing the task of this topic.

If you are considering participating in this challenge, please read the following lines carefully.

Competition rules:

Publish your contribution IN AN AMAZING NATURAL COMMUNITY. You can also use TAG #amazingnature if you want
CLEARLY state that your entry is an ENTRY in this competition.
All images must be your own. You can use an amazing nature banner if you like or you can create your own.
In the TEXT Indicate why these pictures represent YOUR AMAZING NATURE. This is an ESSENTIAL part of this competition – 200 WORDS MINIMUM
Place a link to your post IN COMMENTARY. You can add an image if you want. It is NECESSARY because I have to publish a link in Discord on Sunday, 5 days later for voting and also for my own compilation purposes.
The entry window is open ~ 5 DAYS. Pay attention to - CLOSED in the title. Pay attention to the time bar (PeakD)

Important!

Only competition entries that correspond to the assigned topic will be included in this competition
It is NOT possible to submit the main competition announced by the leader of the @adalger community and this thematic competition with one contribution. If this happens, such a contribution will not be included in the thematic competition.

Prizes to win:
1st: 1 HBD
2nd: 0.5 HBD
3rd: 0.25 HBD
I will introduce all participants in the entry section of the announcements, which will be published about a week later on Tuesday (according to my schedule, this may change). This way you will have a nice compilation of all.

How are winners selected?
The entire DNA community will vote for the winners. That's why we created a special competition channel #challenge-entries in DNA Discord (Amazing Nature Contest). Here I will publish a post with the announcement including the winners (Announcement) EVERY MONDAY together with all your contributions (Contributions) EVERY SUNDAY. Each DNA member will be able to assign a "voting emoji" under the items for 24 HOURS. In the end, the lucky winners are three of them. In case of a draw, I will join as a judge.

Note: The above channels on the DNA discord are for voting only! Do not post links to your competition articles and photos here!

Clickable banner by @barbara-orenya

Amazing Nature Community regularly appreciates your articles and photos.
Therefore, pay attention

a regular competition organized by the @adalger community leader
Amazing Nature Curation articles written by @redheadpei, @oscurity, @nelinoeva, @jlufer community moderators
news in the field of nature from the moderator @juanbg
THEMATIC CHALLENGE from @bucipuci

The Amazing Nature Community team is pleased with your interest in nature and welcomes all ORIGINAL articles and photos. At the same time, however, he points out that there is no place in the community for PLAGIATES.