Dung beetles find their food - which ... The only realistic previous example of deception of animal dispersers by plants, concerned red and black hard seeds, the so-called “lucky-beans”.

In a recent interview, tropical ecologist Pierre-Michel Forget explains the importance of seed dispersers–from agoutis to dung beetles to elephants–in order to sustain the astounding diversity ...

Dung beetle species vary widely in their abilities as seed dispersers. The biomass of beetle species that bury no seeds, bury small seeds only, or bury small and large seeds, is significantly ...

Dung beetles are also important secondary seed dispersers. Dung from other animals, such as bears and monkeys, contains seeds that the beetles bury underground. This protects the seeds from being ...

Dung beetles are also important secondary seed dispersers. Dung from other animals, such as bears and monkeys, contains seeds that the beetles bury underground. This protects the seeds from being ...

Not only do they act as seed dispersers, but their dung acts as ... Looking closely I found a few dung beetles! The dung beetle was busy with the elephant dung. Using its legs, the beetle was ...

Kimberly S. Sheldon receives funding from the US National Science Foundation. If the TV series “Dirty Jobs” covered animals as well as humans, it would probably start with dung beetles.