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 ...

As a dung beetle rolls its planet of poop along the ground it periodically stops, climbs onto the ball and does a little dance. Why? It's probably getting its bearings. A series of experiments ...

Dung beetle dance provides crucial orientation cues: Beetles climb on top of ball, rotate to get their bearings to maintain straight trajectory. Dung beetle dance provides crucial orientation cues: ...

The ancient Egyptians would have nodded sagely: scarab beetles perform a dance to the sun atop a ball of dung. They’re not worshipping a sun god, though: the beetles dance to orient ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dung beetles dance on top of balls of poo to help them navigate away from rivals as fast as ...

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 ...

The discovery that dung beetles use the light of the Milky Way to navigate in the world has received much praise. Researchers have now taken a new step in understanding the existence of these unique ...

Look up at the sky on a clear, moonless night, and you can make out the broad, hazy band of the Milky Way. For the longest time, observers were unsure what the milkiness was. Celestial clouds? Tiny ...

Dung beetle dance provides crucial orientation cues: Beetles climb on top of ball, rotate to get their bearings to maintain straight trajectory. The dung beetle dance, performed as the beetle moves ...

Finally! Here's a solution for lost motorists who refuse to stop and ask for directions - imitate a dung beetle. There's a reason why dung beetles shake it on top of their dung balls: they're ...

The meticulous insects pirouette atop their dung balls to get their bearings and correct navigational errors. An article from Scientific American. As a dung beetle rolls its planet of poop along the ...