Dung beetles live in regions where cattle graze,quickly burying and recycling cattle droppings.Because of the dung beetle's activities,breeding habitats and resources for disease- carrying flies are reduced,and the plants upon which cattle feed are nourished.The relationship between the dung beetles and the disease- carrying flies is a type of___________ .

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The relationship between dung beetles and disease-carrying flies is a type of interspecific competition because both species rely on the same resource (cattle droppings) but the dung beetles' activity of burying the droppings reduces the breeding habitats for the flies, thus they are competing across species lines for resources.

Dung Beetles Live in Regions Where Cattle Graze,quickly Burying and Recycling