Don’t play with poo — unless you’re a dung beetle. Then, by all means! This insect plays with animal excrement (*shudder*), and while it may be gross, it’s actually a crucial part of our ecosystem.

"I have found 12 different dung beetle species [in this little patch of Worcester]," she says proudly. "I think people don't appreciate the biodiversity that's right in their backyard. Essentially ...

With insect populations declining around the globe, Gimo wants to discover how many species of dung beetle are cleaning up after the park's big game. [Gimo Speaking English] And I use this bucket ...

Peer-reviewed research published Wednesday found certain species of dung beetles — key to regulating many ecosystems by cleaning up after other animals — pair up spontaneously in male-female ...

It's here on the forest floor, where McCullough goes on safari. MCCULLOUGH: I have found 12 different dung beetle species. DANIEL: Twelve? MCCULLOUGH: Yeah. I think people don't appreciate the ...

Over the past two decades, field trips in search of dung beetles have taken University of Pretoria (UP) doctoral student Christian Deschodt across Southern Africa. But it was a well-trodden walk ...

This was just one of two new species that was recently described by Deschodt, who has been involved in the discovery and description of more than 50 dung beetle species. News about the species ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold.

This was just one of two new species that was recently described by Deschodt, who has been involved in the discovery and description of more than 50 new dung beetle species. News about the species ...