Underneath the cow patties in the pasture — and the monkey dung in the jungle — there is a miniature world of sex and violence. Here, ornately decorated beetles armed with horns fight for survival and ...

There are three main types of dung beetle – rollers, tunnellers and dwellers. Rollers shape dung into balls and roll them away from the pile. Tunnellers dive into the dung pile, while dwellers, on the ...

Now to a search for dung beetles in Massachusetts. Science reporter Ari Daniel brings us this story about the vital role these insects play in nature and what they have to say about the health 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 ...

Living on and around poop is not the only remarkable thing about dung beetles. They are also incredibly strong – and there have been scientific experiments to prove it. Laboratory tests on a range of ...

Beetles are intriguing insects that come in many shapes and sizes. These characteristics are also the easiest way to distinguish the critters, aside from location. With over 400,000 identified species ...

A road sign in Bursa, Turkey, warns drivers of the presence of dung beetles, stating 'Attention! It may come out, don't crush it please!' Ugur Ulu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images If the TV series ...

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 ...

Analysing DNA inside the guts of dung beetles could provide a useful way to monitor endangered lemur populations in Madagascar. Sergei Tarasov at the Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki and ...

Creating a census of the dung beetles of Massachusetts could help inform how to make sure dung beetles keep doing their important work in forests and farming fields. Now to a search for dung beetles ...