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Image Title: The Dung Beetle Paragymnopleurus pauliani (Scarabaeidae) Visiting the Zygomorphic Flower of Orchidantha inouei (Lowiaceae)
Image Credit: Shoko Sakai, Kyoto University
AJB Editor: Karl Niklas, Cornell University
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The dung beetle Paragymnopleurus pauliani (Scarabaeidae) is visiting the zygomorphic flower of Orchidantha inouei (Lowiaceae), presumably being attracted to the dung-like odor of the flower.

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

A new pollination system: dung-beetle pollination discovered in Orchidantha inouei (Lowiaceae, Zingiberales) in Sarawak, Malaysia

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