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Dung beetle

Phanaeus lunaris

Photo by thebiologista
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Ava T-B
Dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate! http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/24/dung-beetles-navigate-via-the-milky-way-an-animal-kingdom-first/

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PublishedApril 3, 2014

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