| Eggs | Larval Stage | Adult | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life span | Few days | 10 days | 3 years |
| Food | n/a | Poo from grazing animals | Poo from grazing animals |
| Predators | Corvids | Corvids, hedgehogs | Badgers, foxes, owls, corvids, bats |
| Habitats | Pooh from grazing animals | Pooh from grazing animals | Grazed pasture, woodland pasture |
| Hazards | Pesticides, wormers etc | Pesticides, wormers etc | Pesticides, wormers etc |
| Way to help | Maintain healthy pasture and woodland pasture, don’t collect up poo from he pasture | Maintain healthy pasture and woodland pasture, don’t collect up poo from he pasture | Maintain healthy pasture and woodland pasture, don’t collect up poo from he pasture |
| Friends | Cattle, sheep, deer | Cattle, sheep, deer | Cattle, sheep, deer |
| Services | n/a | Breaks down animal poo into nutrients for the soil | Breaks down animal pooh into nutrients for the soil worth £367 million per annum to UK farmers. Can carry weight more than 50 times its own weight |
