Still Waters Posted January 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The tiny insects can orient themselves to the bright stripe of light generated by our galaxy, and move in a line relative to it, according to recent experiments in South Africa. “This is a complicated navigational feat—it’s quite impressive for an animal that size,” said study co-author Eric Warrant, a biologist at the University of Lund in Sweden. http://newswatch.nat...-kingdom-first/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic Chicken Posted January 25, 2013 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I don't even know where the Milky Way is in the sky, so they must be some smart lil' buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equus hemionus Posted January 25, 2013 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Luke follow the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted January 25, 2013 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I always wondered why headlights and lamposts confuse me at night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlsmith1138 Posted January 25, 2013 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2013 That biologist better be careful. Those beetles roll up the stuff his brain is made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRYSiiSx2 Posted January 25, 2013 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) This is bullcrap, IMO. Edited January 25, 2013 by CRYSiiSx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsteroidX Posted January 25, 2013 #7 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Weve erased the Milky Way from the sky with light pollution in most places. When I was young it was still bright and beautiful in the sky. Just another way we are destroying the natural beauty of our world IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRIPTIC CHAMELEON Posted January 25, 2013 #8 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I don't even know where the Milky Way is in the sky, so they must be some smart lil' buggers. I don't know whether to laugh or cry to that statement but we are in the milky-way a section of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted January 25, 2013 #9 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I don't even know where the Milky Way is in the sky, so they must be some smart lil' buggers. Here is a Milky Way-rise. It's spiral core coming in to view.>>> [media=] [/media] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor T Posted January 25, 2013 #10 Share Posted January 25, 2013 is great to see the poor dung beetle getting a bit of credit.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted January 26, 2013 #11 Share Posted January 26, 2013 "Once the beetles sniff out a steaming pile, males painstakingly craft the dung into balls and roll them as far away from the chaotic mound as possible, often toting a female that they have also picked up." That's one heck of a first date. Wonder what his pickup line is? Actually, I don't want to know. Bugs Rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash68 Posted January 26, 2013 #12 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Well they were special to the ancient Egyptians and some theorists say they came from the stars.............but i agree with the others,coincidence or nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KainFall Posted January 26, 2013 #13 Share Posted January 26, 2013 If you feel this to be true in your heart.. Then I suspect a good ole hearty Interogation with a dung beetle could be a large source of information for our future in spacial exploration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KainFall Posted January 26, 2013 #14 Share Posted January 26, 2013 EVEN ASPECTRAL LOCATIONS of Beings of sorts or even CLouds Of aspectraled Degrees beyond aquatured understanding.. The Medial BrainSplasm of this Endeavor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted January 26, 2013 #15 Share Posted January 26, 2013 "Once the beetles sniff out a steaming pile, males painstakingly craft the dung into balls and roll them as far away from the chaotic mound as possible, often toting a female that they have also picked up." That's one heck of a first date. Wonder what his pickup line is? Actually, I don't want to know. Well, one can speculate though. Maybe something long the lines of -"Hey baby, you wanna roll some s*** with me, huh? I imagine that, amongst dung beetles, is the only environment such a pickup line would carry any weight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starseed hybrid 1111 Posted January 26, 2013 #16 Share Posted January 26, 2013 i should be a beetle lol that's awsome though!animals and insects are a lot smarter than what people think.im not surprise to hear this but its very cool and fascinating to study and read.the beetles deserve credit!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy hair candy Posted January 26, 2013 #17 Share Posted January 26, 2013 just because they live in **** doesnt mean they wouldnt make excellent guides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted January 27, 2013 #18 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Amazing! The more we find out about the creatures that inhabit this planet with us, the more we will realize that we are not all that special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohands Posted February 3, 2013 #19 Share Posted February 3, 2013 wow nice!!! hmmmmm maybe those bugs have ESP or that they are just evolve to that certain hobbit of following line (invisible lines ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaria_Kidd Posted February 4, 2013 #20 Share Posted February 4, 2013 It's been over 50 years since I've seen the scarab beetle or tumble bug. And that was always on a cattle trail or in a gravel road under a blue sky. I don't believe their far out finding on how they navigate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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