Dung beetles have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. They then flourished as mammals and their droppings increased. These insects are now found on every continent, except Antarctica. 'The ...

This species, the dung beetle, is unique in its ability to navigate using the Milky Way as a guide at night. It focuses on ...

So, imagine if all 8,000 species of dung beetle, plus other doo-dining insects, like flies, vanished worldwide. The land would be knee-deep in...you know. Farmland, forest, and desert would all ...

To a dung beetle, mammals’ droppings are everything. Some beetles nest and mate directly in dung piles or patties, and most adults feed on feces. But more importantly, several species bury excrement — ...

Beginning in the 1960s, CSIRO has introduced 44 dung beetle species from overseas. Dung beetles have specialized gut microbiome bacteria. This helps them break down the cellulose in the dung and ...

With a net loss of over 80% of cattle farms over the last 50 years, dung beetles have suffered from both habitat loss and fragmentation. Currently, more than half of an original 47 species are ...