Most dung beetles lay their eggs in dung, which serves as a food supply for the larvae, but species fall into three so-called guilds based on their breeding behaviors. Dwellers leave the dung in place ...

laying their eggs inside the ball and burying it to keep it safe. Whether they're rolling or tunneling, dung beetles use their big engineering energy and commitment to cleaning up to return ...

It was a common article of funeral equipment. The scarab beetle lays its eggs in a dung ball and so it appeared that new life sprang from this dead matter. Ancient Egyptians also believed that a ...