Articles related to "Dung Beetle"



Waste Not - Want Not
Learn about two amazing beetles that use waste products in their lives.
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A Persevering Apprentice
This is a review of <i>The Midwife's Apprentice</i> by Karen Cushman.
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Ancient Egyptian Amulets
Amulets have been an important part of Egyptian Magic because of their inherent power for healing and protection in this world and the next.
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Coprolites
Fossilized dung, a type of trace fossil, can tell us a lot about extinct animals.
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Streaming Adventure Through Africa, Part Two
Adventure through Africa with the aid of streaming video.
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Suriname Rainforest's New Frog
Colorful frog is one of 24 new species found in world's largest undisturbed rainforest. Droughts and illegal gold mining may affect their continued existence.
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The Goliath Beetle
The Goliath Beetle may not be one of the longest insects, but is one of the biggest and heaviest beetles around. This article discusses its habitat and characteristics.
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Supporting Koalas in the Suburbs
Koalas are internationally recognised as iconic Australian marsupials. Developers are being encouraged to consider these original inhabitants when building new suburbs.
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An Interview with Karen Chin
Paleontologist Karen Chin gets a lot of strange looks when people learn about her interest in fossilized dung!
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See the Big Seven at Addo Elephant National Park
Upgrade your game viewing experience to the Big Seven, only at the Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
For nearly forty years the Xerces Society has been working to prevent the extinction of various animals without backbones whose value is now beginning to be understood.
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"Walking with Dinosaurs", A Review
The much-hyped British program "Walking with Dinosaurs" is now available in the U.S., with a beautifully illustrated companion book.
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Adelaide Alsop Robineau, Master Ceramist
A biography of one of the Arts & Crafts movement's most influential artists, Adelaide Alsop Robineau.
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Age of beetles
Scientists have described about 300,000 species of beetle, or 40 per cent of all insects. That means that almost one in five of Earth's animal species is a beetle.
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Is it a Friend or a Foe?: Critters in the Garden
Not all bugs are bad - some of them are natural controls for other, more troublesome pests.

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