Dung beetles play a hugely important role in positively engaging soil biology, from dung decomposition to nutrient cycling, and they prefer to make their habitat in dung that isn’t too liquid or dried out!
You can do this test at the same time as the dung beetle count.
What to record
- A scale of 1 – 5: with 1 being completely liquid, and 5 being completely solid and dried out
- 1 = Completely liquid
- 2 = Partly liquid with some form
- 3 = Has solid form with rippled layers and some moisture
- 4 = Thick, with peanut butter like consistency
- 5 = Very dry, firm and stacked
- Photos
- 1 = Completely liquid
- 2 = Partly liquid with some form
- 3 = Has solid form with rippled layers and some moisture
- 4 = Thick, with peanut butter like consistency
- 5 = Very dry, firm and stacked
Equipment
- Eyes
- Dung
How to do the test
