Dung Beetle (superfamily Scarabaeoidea) rolling dung, sequence, Kenya

The video explores the diverse world of dung beetles, focusing on their specialization in feeding and egg-laying in animal droppings. It highlights the dung roller beetle, which forms dung into balls for consumption and reproduction. The video discusses the competition among beetles for dung, the various methods they use to utilize it, and the challenges they face from piracy by other beetles. Additionally, it touches on how flies and other insects also benefit from dung, laying their eggs in dung balls.

What is the primary function of a dung roller beetle's front legs?

• To dig tunnels

• To rake up and shape dung into balls

• To fight off predators

• To fly long distances

How do some of the smallest dung beetles survive?

• By hunting other insects

• By drinking nectar

• By eating leaves

• By living inside dung balls made by larger beetles

Which of the following is NOT a method used by dung beetles to utilize dung?

• Building nests in trees

• Taking it away to consume in private

• Dragging it into a tunnel

• Burrowing into it

What might cause a dung beetle to abandon its dung ball?

• The ball rolling away

• The ball drying out

• The ball becoming too heavy

• Too many small beetles invading the ball

Besides beetles, which other creatures benefit from dung?

• Snakes

• Lizards

• Flies

• Birds