Science
Dung Beetles Use the Sky to Navigate – but How Exactly? – The Wire Science
In experiments with a species of the dung beetle under a simulated night sky in a planetarium, scientists found that the Milky Way’s path could steer the insects’…
A pair of dung beetles. Photo: Kev Gregory/Flickr
Placed over the heart in the wrappings of Egyptian mummies, archaeologists have often found carved amulets of scarab beetles, a species of dung beetle. The amulets, many with spells inscribed on them, were intended to help the dead in a final judgment by the jackal-headed god of death, Anubis, who would weigh the hearts of the deceased to assess whether they were worthy of the afterlife.
The ancient Egyptians also believed that a dung beetle drove…
-
General19 hours agoInternal Revenue Service starts cutting 20,000 workers
-
Noosa News19 hours agoMan killed, woman seriously injured in collision in Wongabel, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
-
General24 hours agoWe’ve all talked about potential economic consequences for Australia of Trump’s policies. Now they’re happening
-
Noosa News18 hours agoMoreton Bay oyster farm survives cyclone with help of wave wall innovation