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dung beetle

NOUN
  1. any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs

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  • To be here today by definition means to have survived, whether as dung beetle, mushroom, or human.
  • We live in a sad era that mistakes mean-spirited arrogance for intellectual daring, juvenile nastiness for independence of mind, the dung beetle for the artist.
  • Get the answer to why cows are the gassiest animals on earth, why the dung beetle is nature's pooper scooper and why scientists are studying the slug and snail slime production for clues in treating cystic fibrosis TheDenverChannel.com - Local News
  • The wide range of trophic resources consumed by Geotrupidae dung beetles and the generally accepted saprophagous habits of the Scarabaeoidea ancestors suggest that the consumption of acorns constitutes a faculty that takes advantage of previous morphological adaptations. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • The dung beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae is a cosmopolitan group of insects that feed primarily on dung. Archive 2009-01-01
  • To start, there were "ento-teasers": waxworm potato fritters; kalamata hummus with crickets and a dung beetle garnish; bamboo worm guacamole, and "pokies" — a sliced cucumber with pickled ginger, topped with a Jing Leed cricket from Thailand boiled in Chinese Lapsang Souchong tea, with a dollop of agave nectar. Would You Like Flies With That? Bug Eaters Try to Get Some Buzz
  • This ass-riding behavior, called phoresy, has been described in other dung beetles, but the Jacobs paper notes a new case and provides the first visual evidence in the form of stunning full-color photographs. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • After all, where else would I be able to brag about the happiness I found in finally hearing what the defensive stridulation of a dung beetle sounds like? Rolling On
  • If you were rotten, you might be a vole or an asp or a dung beetle.
  • About six inches in diameter, the amulet was a golden heart-shaped scarab, a dung beetle that, the sign said, ancient Egyptians used to symbolize rebirth. The Welkening
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