The real space pioneer might just be a tiny insect with a ball of poop. The dung ... “Nocturnal dung beetles move their head ...

That rolling behavior drew the attention ... “It makes the whole building smell bad,” she said. (Dung beetles relish omnivores’ feces — Mamantov said she often finds beetles in her dogs’ poop, and ...

The dor beetle is most active in lower light. You may hear the hum of its wings on late spring evenings as it searches for suitable poop. Most dung beetle species have wings and use them to fly ...