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January 21, 2012 ·
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Dung beetles dance to navigate
By T.K. RandallJanuary 21, 2012 ·
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Image Credit: Dewet @ Flickr
Dung beetles dance atop a ball of poo to orientate themselves after a fight or hitting an obstacle.
A recent study in Sweden focused on how an animal with such a small brain and limited processing ability is able to navigate through the world. The results suggested that the beetles use celestial bodies to orient themselves and without being able to see the Sun are unable to recall the direction they were going once stopped.Dung beetles dance on top of balls of poo to help them navigate away from rivals as fast as possible, scientists find. Dung beetles roll up balls of dung to feed their young. Strangely, they routinely climb on top of these balls and dance around in circles on them, a mystery that neuroethologist Emily Baird at Lund University in Sweden and her colleagues wanted to solve.
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