Exceptional Unshirking sh*t shifter. Dung Beetle. by Terry Reilly Haiku contest entry Artwork by cakemp55 at FanArtReview.com

Doughty coprophile,   emulating Sisyphus,   steering by starlight.     Author Notes They can bury 250 times their body weight in a night*s work. Wow! Coprophile - lover of excrement. Sisyphus - mythical king condemned by the gods to forever roll a boulder up a mountain, having it roll back down when he neared the top. The nocturnal species of this scarab uses the light from the Milky Way to navigate at night. Clever!

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