Rob the Ranger catches a dung beetle taking an unexpected tumble down a small cliff. Missing hiker found in ‘bad shape' used shorts to bandage feet, Idaho rescuers say Donald Trump suffers major legal ...

1 Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (DBIOS), University of Turin, Turin, Italy 2 Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) – National Research Council (CNR), Turin, Italy Dung ...

Left to its own devices, nature is very good at recycling. Nothing is ever wasted. Everything can be used again and can be useful for some organism or some purpose in a timely manner. That includes ...

Cattle are the original model for sustainability. They are able to take a moderate to poor forage that no other species will eat to reproduce, convert it to food for other species to consume, and ...

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.

The 400,000 species of beetles is the largest order of insects discovered on Planet Earth, so far. Insect researchers believe that the orders of bees, wasps and ants may be larger, but no one has ...

Scarab Beetle Rolling a Ball of Dung Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles. Scarab beetle rolling a ball of dung. Scarab insect eating new manure. Decomposition is the process by which organic substances ...

Researchers have recorded new species of beetles in India, including two in the country’s northeastern region. Dung beetles play a key role in breaking down animal dung, recycling nutrients, improving ...