A study suggests that South African dung beetles use the wind, in addition to celestial cues, to orient themselves while sequestering food. Dung beetles sequester food by shaping pieces of dung into ...

Here’s a reason to keep eyes on the skies while dealing with dung on the ground: Variations in the color of light in different parts of the sky can act as a compass, at least if you’re a dung beetle.

The South African dung beetle Scarabaeus lamarcki has - to put it mildly - an interesting technique to ensure its offspring a good start in life. When the animal, which is only a few centimetres tall, ...