At night, dung beetles find their way by gazing at the Milky Way.
Posts Tagged ‘beetles’
Dung Beetle Nightly Navigators
Monday, January 28th, 2013Incredible Insects
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Recent news stories examine entomological wonders— including a few insects that inspire human technology.
Alaska Adventure
Friday, August 31st, 2012
The Academy’s Dave Kavanaugh recently returned from a “painfully lush” valley in the Juneau Icefield.
Underwater Beetles
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
The secret of underwater beetle locomotion? Bubbles!
Beetle Juice
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
In a surprise reversal of predator and prey roles, a beetle eats (and drinks) a frog.
Flesh Eating Beetles!
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Get the gory low-down of flesh-eating beetles and find out how they are put to work in natural history museums.
Ice Beetles
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Academy entomologist Dave Kavanaugh heads to the Sierras tracking ice beetles.
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