Here’s a dung beetle, sitting on a ball of poo that it made earlier, wearing a pair of adorable insulating mitts. We’ll get to the mitts later… The dung beetle, Scarabaeus nigroaeneus, as its name ...

When you’re in a relationship, good communication and cooperation are key to overcoming barriers. Some beetles seem to understand this, too, as they face their own challenges: Heaving balls of poop ...

Dung beetles are a real thing. They are unsanitary bugs that form animal feces into orbs as if they were making a smelly snowman. Then they roll, roll, roll the dung balls from place to place (I don't ...

It's not exactly news that the Volkswagen Beetle takes some of its influence from the insect world. But it doesn't usually look quite like this. Indonesian artist Ichwan Noor has literally rolled up a ...

Prof. Marcus Byrne holds a dung beetle brood ball with a developing larva inside it. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

FOR reader Kelvin Ball, a feather-horned beetle in the hand is worth two in the bush. Mr Ball, of Claremont, loves to capture insects and birds with his Canon digital SLR with macro lens. Recently his ...