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![Rhinoceros beetles in a row](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6BjNuk4VaaQ2DQVkNyPHfP-320-80.jpg)
Images: Amazing Rhinoceros Beetles
By Stephanie Pappas published
Beetles battle it out with huge horns.
![dung beetle with milky way glow in background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YqbEMJAgPsuHEjdUzz6pgC-320-80.jpg)
Wow! Dung Beetles Navigate by the Stars
By Joseph Castro published
Like ancient seafarers, the insects rely on the starry sky and galaxy glow to move away back from a poop pile.
![dung beetles, insects, excrement, dung beetle cooling](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VyKYjWNJq5b9XG8MwyeZbC-320-80.jpg)
That's Hot! Beetles Dance on Poop Balls to Keep Cool
By Charles Q. Choi published
Balls of excrement act as natural air conditioning.
![dung beetles, insects, excrement, dung beetle cooling](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EcWXWC5jjMbBB9KKx4mHad-320-80.jpg)
In Images: Dung Beetles Dance on Poop Balls
By Live Science Staff published
Balls of excrement act as natural air conditioning for dung beetles.
![The tuatara, an iconic New Zealand reptile, is a group with only two species. Meanwhile, there are more than 350,000 described species of beetles.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TEuXq9W4esECgVNAEt6y47-320-80.jpg)
Why Beetle Species Outnumber Tuataras
By Wynne Parry published
The diversity of a group of living things is not related to its age, a new analysis says.
![Young virgin female hide beetles (<em>Dermestes maculatus</em>) are attracted to cadavers by a combination of cadaver odor and male sex pheromones.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XSCsXk3Nk4Xp8QhuVqXunU-320-80.jpg)
Scent of Sex and Death Attracts Young Female Beetles
By Live Science Staff published
Young female hide beetles respond to the smell of decomposing flesh and male beetles.
![The newly discovered beetle, Eleodes wynnei, found in a northern Arizona cave.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TZxxLVXVfERSDdHRuXV6ni-320-80.jpg)
New Beetle Species Found in Remote Arizona Cave
By Live Science Staff published
The beetle boasts long antennae and slender legs with hairlike tufts.
![A dung beetle on a piece of poop.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ipiwiCoSVvsxjxESjZYPMc-320-80.jpg)
Dung Beetle's Poop Preference: Smellier the Better
By Jennifer Welsh published
The poop-eating dung beetle prefers to snack on human and chimpanzee droppings.
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