A new #OpenAccess #Review in #RESEcolEnt discusses true #DungBeetles' evolutionary and ecological responses to temperature and impacts on #ecosystem functions
doi.org/10.1111/een.70088

#Scarabaeidae
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Climate change threatens dung beetles in the Amazon Rising temperatures are threatening dung beetle populations in the Amazon. The example shows a trend that could bring many insect species there to their heat threshold. Researchers from Würzburg and Bremen conducted the study.

25-Mar-2026
#ClimateChange threatens #dungBeetles in the #Amazon

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1121351

#science #ecology #environment #climateCatastrophe

Want to read the article itself? It's #OpenAccess, so why not add it to your reading list! 📖

Towards red listing understudied tropical #insects: A case study of the #DungBeetles of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70045

#IUCN #RedList #EndangeredSpecies #Conservation #Scarabaeidae

New #OpenAccess work in #RESEcolEnt

Who prefers the dark? Daily activity of #DungBeetles from an Amazonian region
doi.org/10.1111/een.70067

#NichePartitioning #INPA
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Photos courtesy of article authors

New #OpenAccess work in #RESSystematicEnt

Ultraconserved elements support a new tribal-level #classification for Australasian endemic #DungBeetles (#Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70026

#UCEs #Phylogenomics #Taxonomy
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Original post on mastodon.social

17-Feb-2026
How #forest conversion can harm #dungBeetles

"conversion" meaning: by deliberately creating canopy openings and enriching deadwood, the conditions of natural forests are to be imitated. These measures are considered positive for #biodiversity as they create habitats for many plants […]

#dungbeetles #fucktrump #shitholetrump #maga #republican #democrate #lovebeetles

Some dung beetles dig deep to keep their eggs cool A temperate tunneling species of dung beetle seems capable of adapting to climate change, but their tropical cousins may be less resilient.

"In the face of global warming, some dung beetles may already have a survival strategy. As temperatures rise, temperate rainbow scarabs bury their dung deeper, keeping developing young inside dung cool enough to survive."
🌡️🪲🌱 #DungBeetles #Eggs #ClimateChange #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters

Some dung beetles dig deep to keep their eggs cool A temperate tunneling species of dung beetle seems capable of adapting to climate change, but their tropical cousins may be less resilient.

Some dung beetles dig deep to keep their eggs cool #Science #Biology #Zoology #DungBeetles #AnimalBehavior #ReproductiveSuccess

www.sciencenews.org/article/dung-beetles-dig...

New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectConsDiv

Towards red listing understudied tropical #insects: A case study of the #DungBeetles of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70045

#IUCN #RedList #EndangeredSpecies #Conservation
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

🌱 Join IBERS’ Dr David Cutress & Lynfa Davies today, 12–13 GMT for “Dung Beetles & Sustainable Farming”

Learn how dung beetles boost soil, biodiversity & sustainability. Practical tips & case studies included.

🔗 https://ow.ly/kriw50XI2v1

#IBERS #SoilHealth #SustainableFarming #DungBeetles

🌱 Ymunwch â Dr David Cutress a Lynfa Davies o IBERS heddiw, 12–13 GMT ar gyfer gweminar "Dung Beetles & Sustainable Farming"

Dysgwch sut mae chwilod y dom yn rhoi hwb i bridd, bioamrywiaeth a chynaliadwyedd.

🔗 https://ow.ly/55fs50XI2vn

#IBERS #IechydPridd #DungBeetles

WILDLIFE VIDEO (3 min.)

"Dung beetles, proportionally stronger than elephants, are able to move a ball of dung 40 times their own weight. For their size, dung beetles are among the strongest animals in the world."
🪲💩🐘 #DungBeetles #WildlifeVideo #Smithsonian #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters

🌱 Join IBERS’ Dr David Cutress & Lynfa Davies on Jan 21, 12–13 GMT for “Dung Beetles & Sustainable Farming”

Learn how dung beetles boost soil, biodiversity & sustainability. Practical tips & case studies included.

🔗 https://ow.ly/kriw50XI2v1

#IBERS #SoilHealth #SustainableFarming #DungBeetles

🌱 Ymunwch â Dr David Cutress o IBERS a Lynfa Davies, 21 Ionawr, 12–13 GMT ar gyfer gweminar "Dung Beetles & Sustainable Farming"

Dysgwch sut mae chwilod y dom yn rhoi hwb i bridd, bioamrywiaeth a chynaliadwyedd.

🔗 https://ow.ly/55fs50XI2vn

#IBERS #IechydPridd #DungBeetles

What does Southern Plains Land Trust do?

We provide Terrain for the Tiny 🌾🪲
Rainbow scarabs are small but mighty recyclers - breaking down the dung of grazers which enriches the soil.

Visit www.southernplains.org for more information!

#SouthernPlainsLandTrust #Colorado #Dungbeetles

Phanaeus lempira, paratype male.

#NewSpecies!
New scarab beetle from #honduras just snuck in:

Phanaeus lempira

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/11E2387E-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #PhanaeusLempira

#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #entomology #insects #beetles #bugs #scarabs #dungbeetles

New #OpenAccess research in #RESEcolEnt

One dung to attract them all: Faeces attractiveness to #DungBeetles in herbivore multispecies pasture
doi.org/10.1111/een.70013

#Scarabaeoidea
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Photo credits: C. Joly & G. Noss

Join me at @realfarmed.bsky.social for a day of #DungBeetles - what they do for us & what we can do for them 💩
From carbon sequestration to sustainable parasite management, this is a workshop you can’t miss!
www.farm-ed.co.uk/events/162/d...

Yet again livestock are increasing the biodiversity by supporting food chains both above & below ground…
🐄💩🪲🪱🐦‍⬛🦇👍

Want to learn more about the benefits of #DungBeetles & sustainable parasite management?
Book a workshop &/or a dung beetle survey:
www.berrycrofthub.com/contact-form...

Figures 5-7. Differences in body size and pronotal morphology of major males: 5, Phanaeus olsoufieffi Balthasar, 1939 (Victor Moctezuma Collection). 6, Phanaeus panamensis Moctezuma & Halffter, 2021 stat. rev. (male holotype, Texas A&M University Insect Collection). 7, Violin plot to illustrate the s​t​a​t​i​s​t​i​c​a​l​l​y​ significant differences

#LiteratureNotice Moctezuma. Taxonomic and nomenclatural issues revisited in the New World Scarabaeinae #DungBeetles ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae) doi.org/10.12976/jib... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

#LiteratureNotice Davis et al. Replacement names for the #DungBeetles genus Byrrhidium Harold, 1869 and the tribe Byrrhidiini Davis, Deschodt & Scholtz, 2019 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy

They may seem gross to us, but dung beetles play an important role in the Africa ecosystem. #beetles #dungbeetles #nature #wildlife #travel #animals

A taste for dung: food preferences of #dungbeetles uncovered - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Scarabaeoidea #feeding #Coleoptera

Dung beetles: Keeping pasture healthy and livestock happy - Agricology In the UK, there are around 60 species of dung beetle. By going about their daily business, dung beetles provide an array of ecosystem services and it has been estimated that they save the UK cattle i...

Inspired by #dungbeetles #Groundswell25 ? More here agricology.co.uk/blog/dung-be...

Nature's Ultimate Recyclers: Animals and Poop Dependencies | Brain Farts | Episode 4 Poop, Animals, and Bio-Inspired BrillianceShow Notes:Yes, this episode is about poop. But trust us—it’s amazing.Join us for a surprisingly delightful deep dive into the secret life of feces and the or...

Learn about "ballistic defecation" and other fascinating things about animals and their relationship with... poop.

#science #poop #scat #podcast #dungBeetles

Sad to leave Switzerland with all their beautiful cows & fantastic #DungBeetles. Am hitting the ground (so to speak rather than litterally) running from the minute I land.
Next stop is Wales…

In support of the paracoprids (tunnelers) - why the fascination with the telecoprids (rollers)? But then, it's great to see a dung beetle on the front cover!
#dungbeetles #invertebrates #Ag