Dung Beetle Innovations was launched in 2014, following a successful application to import exotic dung beetles into Aotearoa ...

On the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles recycle the dung of large mammals. In Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve on the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles does one of the ...

Some dung beetles are native to California, but many have been imported to help reduce damage from cattle farming. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge spoke with an entomologist about their role and ...

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 ...

Dung beetles share the load when it comes to showing their affection for each-other, when transporting a 'brood ball'. Dung beetles share the load when it comes to showing their affection for ...

An insect species that evolved 130 million years ago is the inspiration for a new research study to improve navigation systems in drones, robots, and orbiting satellites. An insect species that ...

Dung beetles collect and roll dung into a mass for various uses, including ‘brood balls’, which the female buries as a receptacle for laying an egg. When the egg hatches, the larva then uses the ball ...