Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle

Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle

By Cheryl Bardoe
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“While transforming animals’ waste products into life-giving material, dung beetles perform a vital cleaning service to the environment. This overview of the three types of dung beetles sometimes uses fanciful language, e.g., the ‘dung-pat pie fresh from the oven,’ but rather than distract, it lightens the topic…The lowly dung beetle was exalted in ancient Egypt, and its vital role in nature is beautifully recognized once again.”

School Library Journal

Simple science text and dramatic illustrations give a close-up view of the fascinating world of the dung beetle. When an animal lightens its load, dung beetles race to the scene. They battle over, devour, hoard, and lay their eggs in the precious poop. Dung is food, drink, and fuel for new life--as crucial to these beetles as the beetles are to many habitats, including our own.