Often, as I am watching a Dung Beetle trying to roll its ball up a steep bank, I am reminded of the story of Sisyphus, a character in Greek mythology whose eternal task it was to roll a large ball up a hill – almost to the top – from where it rolled down again and Sisyphus had to do his task all over again.
These incredibly strong beetles can roll many times their own body weight. When doing so they actually walk backwards. The ball is food store and breeding chamber at the same time. It gets buried in soft soil and the female beetle lays her egg in the ball. Once the off-spring hatches it feeds on the dung before emerging into the light as one of the next generation of Dung Beetles.
Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens f2.8/70-200mm | ISO 1600 | 1/2000sec | f2.8 | ev+0.5 | 150mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 70% of original image | hand-held
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