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Dung Beetle
Dung Beetle in Petit Planet: habitat, time, weather and recorded one-, two- and three-star selling prices. Checked against the community wiki.
At a glance
It rolls many things into a ball.
Where and when to find it
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Distribution
- Taffeh
- Time
- Daytime
- Weather
- Any Weather
- Season
- Year-Round
- Type
- Beetle
- Minimum size
- 2
- Maximum size
- 3.4
Selling prices
- ★ catch
- 16 Dough
- ★★ catch
- 18 Dough
- ★★★ catch
- 21 Dough
Catalog sorting uses the one-star price. A blank source value is shown as not recorded, rather than estimated.
Omnipedia
- Scientific name
- Onthophagus gagates
- Region
- Desert Zone
The Dung Beetle meticulously crafts its "ball", patiently shaping it into a perfect sphere, picking out and discarding any unwanted plant fibers to ensure the "ball" is packed with the best nutrients. Then, it tirelessly pushes the "ball" ⏤ which could weigh up to a thousand times the beetle's own weight ⏤ all the way to its nest.; At the end of the day, all this hard work is really just for enjoying a delicious meal.
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Sources & version
Adapted from The Petit Planet Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Checked 2026-10-20. Source revision 29956 (2026-09-27). These are beta records; values can change. Unrecorded values remain unknown.