On an unseasonably warm fall morning in early November, Erin McCullough strides through Hadwen Arboretum — a small patch of woodland in Worcester in central Massachusetts. We walk through swirls of ...

Last month, I wrote about how much I love dung beetles. But the Egyptians even worshipped them! The scarab beetle, the mystical religious symbol of the ancient Egyptians, is a dung beetle. The ...

There's no polite way to say this: dung beetles eat poo. This isn't as odd as it sounds. It stands to reason that some of the rich nutrients in food make their way out the 'other end.' Let's find out ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dung beetles prefer the smelliest poop they can find, new research on the insects suggests.

Despite having tiny brains, dung beetles are surprisingly decent navigators, able to follow straight paths as they roll poo balls they've collected away from a dung source. But it seems the insects' ...