This was just one of two new species that was recently described by Deschodt, who has been involved in the discovery and description of more than 50 new dung beetle species. News about the species ...

Dung beetles have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. They then flourished as mammals and their droppings increased. These insects are now found on every continent, except Antarctica. 'The ...

With a net loss of over 80% of cattle farms over the last 50 years, dung beetles have suffered from both habitat loss and fragmentation. Currently, more than half of an original 47 species are ...

So, imagine if all 8,000 species of dung beetle, plus other doo-dining insects, like flies, vanished worldwide. The land would be knee-deep in...you know. Farmland, forest, and desert would all ...

Based on the ratio of body weight to strength, the dung beetle is not only the strongest insect but the strongest animal in ...

A cross between Mashona, a breed which originated from the Shona people of eastern Zimbabwe and Angus, the cattle dump 16 ...

Cook Government investing $500,000 to reduce native bushfly populations in the South West Dung beetle initiative will help enhance the tourism ...

Beetles are insects too and they have wings and can fly as well. This is a type of beetle called a dung beetle because it likes to eat dung, which is another word for poo! It makes the dung into ...