Females plant a single egg in a dung ball where it matures from larva to fully formed beetle, feeding off the waste.

雌性蜣螂会在每个粪球中种下一个虫卵，虫卵以粪便为食，直到幼虫完全发育成成虫。

"But I shall try to get so far," said the beetle, and he walked off without taking any formal leave, which is considered a polite thing to do.

“但是我应该去”金龟子说，于是他没告辞就离开了，他通常认为告辞是有礼貌的。

The bird seized an unusually big beetle and bore it off to its nest.

那只鸟抓住一只特别大的甲虫把它带进窝。