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Dung beetle

Digitonthophagus gazella

Photo by BenjaminKabel
Published on Project Noah
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Ava T-B
Recent research shows that Dung Beetles use the Milky Way to navigate at night! http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/01/dung-beetles-dancing-to-the-milky-way.html
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PublishedMay 27, 2013

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