Dung beetles
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Title
Dung beetles
Is Part Of
Entomology
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Astronomy
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Description
Like ancient seafarers, dung beetles can navigate using the starry sky and the glow from the Milky Way. After locating a fresh pile of feces, dung beetles will often collect and roll away a large piece of spherical dung, then climb on their dung balls and dance around in circles before taking off. This dance is not one of joy, however; the insects are watching the sky to get their bearings.
Creator
Marie Dacke (Lund University in Sweden)
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Date Created
2021
Source
Dacke, M. et al.2021. How Dung Beetles Steer Straight. Annual review of entomology 66(1): 243–256.
Resonances
looking up
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astronomy
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entomology
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dancing
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methodology
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direction
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navigation
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compass
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whale shark
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pattern recognition
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medicine chest
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Type
Image
