The lifestyle of the horned passalus beetle, commonly known as the bessbug or betsy beetle, might seem downright disgusting to the average human: Not only does this shiny black beetle eat its own poop ...

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 ...

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The tiny waste harvesters use the Milky Way as a guide to roll their dung meals away to safety. Now researchers say the beetles take "snapshots"... It's not easy being a dung beetle. Besides the ...

Dung beetles favor dog poop for breeding, but this preference leads to higher mortality rates for their offspring.

Dung beetles can use balls of poo much like air-conditioning units to cool themselves, researchers say. Dung beetles roll up nutritious balls of excrement up to 50 times heavier than their own bodies ...

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In a fossilized chunk of ancient reptilian poo, scientists have uncovered complete specimens of a new beetle species. The finding, described June 30 in Current Biology, suggests that fossilized dung ...

It's not easy being a dung beetle. Besides the obvious fact that they eat, well, dung, the act of just getting a meal is an involved process. In the most elaborate carry-out scenario, the dung beetles ...