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Somewhere
near
you,
an
animal
is
defecating
In
fact
each
day
the
animal
kingdom
produces
roughly
enough
dung
To
match
the
volume
of
water
pouring
over
the
Victoria
Falls
So
why
isn't
the
planet
covered
in
the
stuff
?
You can
thank
the
humble
dung
beetle
for
eating
up
the
excess
Capable
of
burying
250
times
their
body
weight
in
a
single
night
These
valiant
insects
make
quick
work
of
an
endless
stream
of
feces
Over
7000
known
species
of
dung
beetle
Run
clean-up
duty
across
six
continents
—everywhere
except
Antarctica
A
dung
beetle's
first
task
is
to
locate
dung
Some
live
on
the
anal
regions
of
larger
animals
Ready
to
leap
off
when
they
defecate
Others
sniff
out
feces
that
animals
leave
behind
A
pile
of
elephant
dung
can
attract
4000
beetles
in
15
minutes
So
once
a
beetle
finds
dung
It
must
work
quickly
to
secure
some
of
the
bounty
for
itself
Most
dung
beetle
species
fall
into
one
of
three
main
groups
Rollers
Tunnelers
And
dwellers
Dung
rollers
sculpt
a
ball
of
dung
and
using
their
back
legs
Quickly
roll
it
away
from
competitors
Potential
partners
jump
on
the
ball
And
once
the
ball-maker
has
selected
their
mate
The
pair
dig
their
dung
ball
into
the
soil
Once
it's
been
buried
the
female
lays
a
single
egg
Within
the
dung
ball
Tunnelers
have
a
different
approach
Digging
underneath
a
pat
some
drag
dung
down
into
the
soil
And
pack
it
into
clumps
known
as
brood
balls
Dung
balls
Or
dung
'sausages'
depending
on
their
shape
and
size
Male
tunnelers
sport
a
spectacular
array
of
horns
To
fight
each
other
for
control
of
these
tunnels
Which
they
then
defend
until
the
female's
laid
her
egg
Some
male
tunnelers
avoid
the
fray
By
masquerading
as
hornless
females
And
sneaking
into
tunnels
to
mate
While
the
guardians'
heads
are
turned
The
third
group
of
dung
beetles
dwellers
Take
the
most
straightforward
approach
Laying
their
eggs
directly
into
a
dung
pat
This
makes
their
offspring
more
vulnerable
to
predation
Than
those
of
the
tunnelers
and
rollers
As
the
larvae
feed
they
riddle
the
dung
pat
with
tunnels
Leaving
remains
that
are
quickly
colonized
By
bacteria
and
fungi
and
weathered
away
Inside
a
tunnel
ball
or
pat
once
the
larvae
hatch
They
consume
the
dung
before
metamorphosing
into
a
pupa
And
then
an
adult
beetle
Besides
clearing
dung
the
actions
of
these
beetles
Have
considerable
ecological
importance
For
one
they
serve
as
secondary
seed
dispersers
Dung
from
monkeys
Wild
pigs
And
other
animals
is
riddled
with
seeds
from
the
fruits
they
eat
When
beetles
bury
their
dung
balls
They
inadvertently
protect
these
seeds
from
predators
And
increase
the
likelihood
they'll
germinate
The
advantage
is
so
great
that
one
South
African
plant
Has
evolved
to
produce
seeds
that
look
and
smell
like
dung
To
trick
beetles
into
burying
them
Dung
beetles
also
play
important
roles
in
agricultural
systems
Livestock
like
cows
and
sheep
produce
huge
amounts
of
dung
Which
contains
nutrients
that
can
benefit
plants
The
beetles
break
up
the
dung
and
tunnel
it
deep
into
the
soil
Bringing
the
nutrients
into
close
contact
with
plant
roots
Their
services
to
farmers
have been
valued
At
$380
million
a
year
in
the
US
And
£367
million
a
year
in
the
uk
Dung
beetles
can
even
help
us
battle
global
warming
By
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
associated
with
farming
Microbes
living
in
oxygen-poor
livestock
dung
Produce
methane
a
potent
greenhouse
gas
But
beetles
oxygenate
pats
when
they
tunnel
into
them
Preventing
the
microbes
from
producing
methane
The
dung
beetle
spreads
seeds
Helps
farmers
And
fights
climate
change
And
accomplishes
it
all
simply
by
doing
its
business
Maybe
next
time
you
come
across
some
dung
in
the
forest
or
a
field
You'll
be
tempted
to
take
a
closer
look