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Dung Beetles Do One of the Dirtiest Jobs in the Animal Kingdom
May 28, 2025
In Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve on the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles does one of the dirtiest jobs in the animal kingdom. Dr. Gimo Daniel studies these beetles, who voraciously recycle the dung of the much larger animals on the plains. It might seem like a bizarre and thankless undertaking, but dung beetles are crucial to the health and waste management of this environment.
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Ummat Somjee goes to Thailand to observe the cultural tradition of fighting beetles.
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Gavin Svenson heads to the Brazilian rainforest to sample the diversity of mantises.
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Dragonfly expert Jessica Ware heads to Guyuna to sample dragonfly diversity.
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Jesse Barber and Akito Kawahara study the evolutionary arms race between bats and moths.
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