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Dung beetles prefer dog poop, but their children pay the price

Dung beetles prefer dog poop, but their children pay the price


Dung beetles are pivotal to many terrestrial ecosystems.

Dung beetles are pivotal to many terrestrial ecosystems.
| Photo Credit: File photo

Dung beetles are humble insects. They feed on the faeces of other mammals. In many species, a male dung beetle flies to a fresh pile of dung, shapes a piece of it into a ball, and quickly rolls it away from the pile so others don’t grab it.

Reputedly, male dung beetles have rolled dung balls a thousand-times heavier than their own body weight.

Published – August 28, 2026 09:00 am IST

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