Dung beetles may not have the most glamorous name or lifestyle, but they are essential for the ecology of agricultural habitats. Their contribution to nutrient recycling and biodiversity is ...

Not exactly the poster child for cute animals, dung beetles now join the list of species affected by human-caused climate ...

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Dung beetles are quietly performing a vital climate change mitigation service for Australia's livestock sector, slashing methane emissions from cattle manure by 85%, a new Southern Cross University ...

We meet some interesting bugs that use truly extreme senses to navigate their world. We meet some interesting bugs that use truly extreme senses to navigate their world. How do dung beetles use ...

At first glance, dung beetles may seem like simple insects rolling balls of faeces across the ground; however, this is one job that plays a very crucial role in sustaining the ecosystem. Dung beetles ...

When a Cape buffalo goes down in South Africa, lions, hyenas, and painted dogs will soon arrive to fight over the carcass. But what most people don’t realize is that the same thing happens every time ...

Creating a census of the dung beetles of Massachusetts could help inform how to make sure dung beetles keep doing their important work in forests and farming fields. Now to a search for dung beetles ...

Placed over the heart in the wrappings of Egyptian mummies, archaeologists have often found carved amulets of scarab beetles, a species of dung beetle. The amulets, many with spells inscribed on them, ...

That such a small insect might be able to navigate according to the night sky would be a rather improbable claim, but the fact remains that dung beetles are capable of just this very feat. It has been ...