Flightless Dungbeetle

Dung beetles are really cool! One of the co-authors on the paper that Ava posted the link for was one of my undergrad lecturers and his passion for these beetles is infectious. Thanks for sharing.

Great links Ava. Very interesting. Who needs to fly if you can roll on your ball ! :)

Thanks!

Here's the summary http://www.cell.com/current-biology/retrieve/pii/S0960982212015072

That is so cool! I love the way the experiment was designed, too: using clear hats to control for the effect of the opaque hats, working in the planetarium... very nice, indeed. I don't have a subscription to Current Biology, but I'll have to see if I can get my hands on a copy of the original paper.

New research shows that dung beetles navigate using the Milky Way as their guide! http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/01/dung-beetles-dancing-to-the-milky-way.html

Nice!!