Beetles exposed to elevated carbon dioxide emerged later and smaller and had a reduced chance of making it to adulthood.
- Professor of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Witwatersrand
Dung beetles are largely invisible. And yet without their vital activities, the world would have a lot more faeces in it.
Dung beetles have been cleaning up the planet for at least 65 million years. The 6000 species across the world have adapted to a life at the back end of the food chain in the most remarkable ways.
King Crickets, or Parktown Prawns as they’re more commonly known in South Africa, have been terrifying Johannesburg residents for many years.
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