| 单词 | dung beetle |
| 例句 | “Dung beetle, dung beetle, you must be afeared, so far from your dung,” they chanted. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t give up, boy. Maybe your father is running late. Most omens are not as dramatic as a chicken, of course. I knew a fellow once who got a dung beetle—” “Thanks, Vitellius,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Not even a dung beetle would want to push that old ball of caca around, much less hold on to it. Mamá should have sold it a long time ago.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z In my mind, in this moment I see a dung beetle, working with all its small might. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “Get up, then, girl. You do put me in mind of a dung beetle burrowing in that heap. Get up, Beetle, and I may yet find something for you to do.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dung beetle! Dung beetle! Smelly old dung beetle sleeping in the dung.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, even the Egyptians' holy scarab was only a dung beetle. iPhone worship has seen the media lose all sense of proportion 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z It also helps to have dung beetles around, even if you don’t spread any manure. The gardener’s little helper 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Industrious dung beetles were scooting their prizes up a hill, only to tumble back down and patiently begin again. Texas’ best-kept secret? A 120-mile-long canyon that’s grand in its own right. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Meant to evoke both admiration and empathy, the content ranges from animal achievements — male dung beetles haul 1,100 times their body weight! — to research and observations on the emotional lives of animals. How Humans Can Coexist With Other Animals 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The hotel’s proprietor suggests that maybe “migration was encoded in her genes,” as it is for salmon, or the dung beetles that use the Milky Way for orientation. Lydia Millet is not as popular as she should be. This novel will change that. 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z “There are few things as wonderful as a child’s face the first time they watch a dung beetle at work or put their small hands in the tracks where a lion recently passed,” he said. In Kenya, a Safari Program for Kids 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z For some, such as dung beetles, it’s instinctive. Ever wondered about why some kids are picky eaters? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z “That’s fine for the pigs,” he went on, “but for the pasture, nothing beats dung beetles. They will clean up a pasture even better than pigs will.” The gardener’s little helper 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z What may be amazing to those who know him only in the context of dung beetles was that Nichols was also a successful author of children’s books and detective stories. | Beverley Nichols 2011-01-12T14:00:17Z And dung beetles are happy to process dung. The gardener’s little helper 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Here was something new and unusual for American audiences, invariably described as a “dung beetle” game or a “snowball simulator.” He Created the Katamari Games, but They’re Rolling On Without Him 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z In ancient Egyptian writing and art, the image of a scarab, or dung beetle, expressed a whole concept of the afterlife and rebirth and was used in inscriptions as the verb “to become.” Emojis Meet Hieroglyphs: If King Tut Could Text 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z You’ll find dung beetles on most lists of the top helpful creatures in the garden, along with bees, earthworms, predatory wasps and mosquito-eating bats. The gardener’s little helper 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z What happens to the earthworms, the dung beetles, the ground spiders? Soil: Can you dig it? 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Larger animals slough off DNA in skin, scales, and feathers, and researchers have also detected eDNA from mussels, sponges, dung beetles, spiderwebs, and even carnivorous plants, on land and in water. Air pollution sensors can double as biodiversity monitors 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z In addition to the newly designated butterflies, Sauron has a namesake dinosaur, a dung beetle and a frog, according to the Natural History Museum. New Butterflies Are Named for Sauron, ‘Lord of the Rings’ Villain 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The villain's glowing eye has also been referenced in the names of a dung beetle, a frog and a dinosaur. Butterfly species named after Lord of the Rings villain Sauron 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z And there is probably less pig dung available for dung beetles. African swine fever settles into Asia 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Previously, a dung beetle and some hare remains had been the only signs of animal life at the site, Willerslev said. Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Her team’s newest study, published Thursday, found that dung beetles became confused under light-swamped skies. What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Squatting in a field, he examines dozens of holes excavated by dung beetles in just a few hours. 'Farmers can't forget what our grandparents taught us' 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Scientists captured dung beetles in a forest in Sabah, dissected them, then sequenced the DNA in their guts to find matches with nearby wildlife. In Case You Missed It 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z Dung passes through dung beetles relatively quickly, within about 48 hours. Humble dung beetles may be ideal DNA detectors for animal surveys 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Females are active from dawn through midmorning and again around dusk, and they will consume pretty much any animate matter they happen on, from antelope and baboons down to lizards, birds, rodents and dung beetles. How This Spot (in Mozambique) Got Its Leopard 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z After a dung beetle arrives on a dung pile, it painstakingly cobbles together a snowball of dung larger than itself. What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z “There are numerous studies that show the impact bison recovery has for an ecosystem— all the way down to dung beetles, bird species, prairie dogs and carnivores,” said Adams. The bison calf taking the first step to rewild the Canadian prairies 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z But when they injected the RNA into dung beetle larvae, it wasn’t just the wings that were reduce in size or completely absent. Dung beetles borrowed wing genes to grow their horns 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Still, “dung beetles are a smart addition to the arsenal” of eDNA tools, says Michael Kinnison, an evolutionary biologist and ecologist at the University of Maine, Orono. Humble dung beetles may be ideal DNA detectors for animal surveys 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Nature’s pick of the top five science books to read this week includes the science of magic, dung beetles on parade, and the unexplored depths. Daily briefing: Deep-sea fish have developed their own way of seeing colour 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Through a dung beetle’s compound eyes, stars appear as blobs, not as points of light. What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Now, thanks to experiments by entomologists such as Marcus Byrne, we know that dung beetles can navigate by the Milky Way. The science of magic, dung beetles on parade, and the unexplored depths: Books in brief 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z In Australia, the lack of native dung beetles able to deal with the prodigious output from imported European cattle led to vast swathes of pasture being rendered useless in the 1960s. Humanity must save insects to save ourselves, leading scientist warns 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “Sacrificing a lot of dung beetles to subsample their guts … seems unnecessary,” she says, adding she would prefer greater investment in nonlethal techniques such as sampling soils and sediments. Humble dung beetles may be ideal DNA detectors for animal surveys 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z From the 1960s to the 1980s, there was a large-scale introduction of dung beetles into Australia to handle the excrement of another introduced species, beef cattle. Moving Dung Is a Dirty Job. These Beetles Live for It. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z A few of the South African dung beetles now live in the lab in Lund, where the researchers sometimes study them under a fully simulated sky. What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z For the next 25 years, the importation, quarantine and release of dozens of species of dung beetles became a national priority. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z In its native environs, the plant’s perfume mimicking decomposing carrion attracts pollinators like dung beetles, sweat bees and flesh flies, which crawl into the flower and get covered in its pollen. Reeking 'corpse flower' is poised to bloom at Huntington Library 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z The minotaur beetle is a large, round dung beetle found in sandy grassland and heathland, where it feeds on rabbit droppings and other dung, mainly at night. Rare beetle unearthed in Ayrshire 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Smaller bees collect less pollen, smaller dung beetles clear less dung, and smaller tortoise beetles consume fewer weeds, for example. Large beetles are shrinking, thanks to climate change 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z As Bostrom pointed out in one paper, much more research has been done on dung beetles or Star Trek than on the risks of human extinction. Could science destroy the world? These scholars want to save us from a modern-day Frankenstein 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Case in point: When settlers brought sheep and cattle to Australia, there were no native dung beetles that could process their dung, says Max Barclay, senior curator at the Natural History Museum in London. Without These Flies, There'd Be No Chocolate 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Squeezed into the small bunker built in an old graveyard, littered with bones and crawling with dung beetles, Buetow suffered from flu and dysentery. Looking for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl carried a heavy price, troops testify at his sentencing 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z “If you tell people ‘We need to save the dung beetle’ I think one’s going to get a pretty jaundiced look,” he said. 'Save the dung beetle!' Global science chief says biodiversity vital 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The company also plans to introduce dung beetles to the property, Hawaii Dairy said, to help process manure. EBay founder wants to build a dairy in Hawaii, but some residents, resorts aren’t buying it 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z It smells like a mix of dead animals and feces, which is perfect for enticing flies and dung beetles to act as pollinators. Watch: The Devil's Fingers Fungus Will Haunt Your Dreams 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Introducing an African dung beetle that specializes in cow dung took care of the problem. Without These Flies, There'd Be No Chocolate 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The elephants and giraffes were cool, but it was the dung beetles that really grabbed Elijah’s attention, because they live off other animals’ feces. A young boy, a devastating brain tumor and parents who ‘will do anything’ 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z “Some of the most important species aren’t very charismatic - like the dung beetle in the African plains,” Watson said. 'Save the dung beetle!' Global science chief says biodiversity vital 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Within five minutes, several dung beetles have landed and begun to excavate portions of the figgy substance, rolling it into balls with which they will woo females. One Tiny Wasp Turns Fig Trees Into Eden So they trapped airborne dung beetles in a Swaziland savanna by hanging up a transparent sheet and selected one individual from each of 10 species to dissect. Can’t find that rare leopard anywhere? Ask a dung beetle 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Watch a video of dung beetles rolling away seeds that they're fooled into thinking are dung. A Plant That Looks Like Poop and Other Sneaky Disguises It turns out that my old friends the dung beetles, along with flesh flies and other carrion-loving insects, comprise the corpse flower’s primary pollinators. Eight Days of the Corpse Flower: A Diary 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “Some of the most important species aren’t very charismatic - like the dung beetle in the African plains,” Watson said. 'Save the dung beetle!' Global science chief says biodiversity vital 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Last he checked, “there are more papers about dung beetle reproduction than human extinction,” he says. Here’s how the world could end—and what we can do about it 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z This was a proof-of-principle study, the authors say, but dung beetles are easy to find and catch by the hundreds. Can’t find that rare leopard anywhere? Ask a dung beetle 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z A South African herb has evolved a clever strategy to attract pollinating dung beetles. A Plant That Looks Like Poop and Other Sneaky Disguises The antibiotics changed the microbes in the digestive system of dung beetles, which are vital for cycling carbon and improving soil. Cattle drugs could fuel climate change, study suggests - BBC News 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z “If you tell people ‘We need to save the dung beetle’ I think one’s going to get a pretty jaundiced look,” he said. 'Save the dung beetle!' Global science chief says biodiversity vital 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z There are many thousands of species of dung beetles all over the world, which thrive on steaming piles of animal waste. Dancing dung beetles navigate with 'sky snapshot' - BBC News 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Modern-day dung beetles mostly eat the excrement of mammals: cows, elephants, you name it. Dung beetles may have evolved to eat dinosaur poop 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z This attracts "dung beetles that will deliver the seed to a new home." A Plant That Looks Like Poop and Other Sneaky Disguises Antibiotics also change the microbes which inhabit dung beetles, although apparently with no adverse effects. Cattle drugs could fuel climate change, study suggests - BBC News 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The end result will be a dataset of dung beetle information, including identification, distribution maps, ecology and species conservation status. 'Alarming trend' of decline among UK's dung beetles - BBC News 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The same is true of the unglamorous dung beetle. How Lost Pets Find Their Way Home 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Plus, the team found evidence that some groups of dung beetles went extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs, having presumably lost a once-abundant and constant source of fecal food. Dung beetles may have evolved to eat dinosaur poop 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But to dung beetles and flies, it smells like opportunity. What Makes the Corpse Flower Stink So Bad? 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z But don't be fooled; dung beetles have an advanced internal GPS system that guides them at night. Dung beetles use cues in the night sky to roll balls of poop in straight lines 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z "Farmers are keen to preserve their dung beetles and we intend to gather more data about species and their population frequencies to enable more research into these incredibly important beetles." 'Alarming trend' of decline among UK's dung beetles - BBC News 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The group of scientists, headed by postdoctoral researcher Basil el Jundi of Lund University in Sweden, went to South Africa and messed with the minds of the local dung beetles. Why Dung Beetles Watch the Sky While Rolling Poop Balls 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z These estimates depend partially on which modern species and fossils are being analyzed, so the great dung beetle dating debate is likely to keep on rolling. Dung beetles may have evolved to eat dinosaur poop 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z And while the odor is revolting to humans, to dung beetles and flies it smells like opportunity. Why Insects Are Drawn to Corpse Flower’s Stench 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Only a few other species, including a nocturnal bee and a dung beetle, are known to pool light signals. Cockroaches Accumulate Light to See in the Dark 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Other animals with this ability include birds, anchovies and dung beetles. Bats 'fly by polarised light' 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Unlike a person holding a compass that always points north, these nocturnal dung beetles have a "dynamic compass," el Jundi says, that lets them adapt to changing light. Why Dung Beetles Watch the Sky While Rolling Poop Balls 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z The scientists studied beetle remains and found there were a lot more dung beetles in Europe 120,000 years ago. Rewilding 'could help' UK nature 2014-03-04T16:32:14Z There’s the South American dung beetle, an exquisite peacock of a bug, with its bold, black horn and its iridescent blues, greens and oranges. Books: The French Painter Bernard Durin’s Close Look at Insect Life 2013-12-02T22:23:58Z Which brings us back to the lowly dung beetle, the scarab. Out There: Stars, Gold, Dung Beetles and Us 2013-08-05T21:34:46Z For about 48 hours, long lines of visitors tried to inch close enough to get a whiff of a terrible smell that in the natural world attracts carrion eaters like dung beetles and flies. Washington, D.C., Corpse Flower Ends Its Stinky Reign 2013-07-24T13:45:02.267Z Back in the lab, el Jundi and his colleagues took a closer look at the dung beetles’ brain cells, or neurons. Why Dung Beetles Watch the Sky While Rolling Poop Balls 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z There is more protein in a caterpillar than a dung beetle. 10 things we didn't know last week 2013-05-17T16:08:56Z How do you like the sound of lunching on locusts, gorging on grasshoppers or even dining on dung beetles? Would you eat insects? 2013-05-14T05:38:42Z One involved dung beetles, among the least lordly occupants of this cosmic garden, which apparently navigate by orienting themselves to the light of the Milky Way. Out There: Stars, Gold, Dung Beetles and Us 2013-08-05T21:34:46Z A dung beetle appeared next to my face, moving doggedly. The Correspondent 2013-03-19T08:45:00Z Empty word Sharp word Musical word What does the lowly dung beetle use to navigate while rolling its ball of dung, according to scientists? Quiz of the week's news 2013-02-01T00:54:30Z It's not just sailors and seals that use starlight to guide their way—dung beetles also use the stars to navigate. Top Stories of the Week: Dung Beetles, DNA Data Storage, and Dog Domestication 2013-01-25T21:00:00Z Dung Beetles Are Celestial Navigators: Researchers fitted dung beetles with tiny blinders for experiments showing that the feces-eating insects rely on the stars to navigate, reports Scientific American. SciTimes Update: Science News From Around the Web 2013-01-25T18:24:46Z Life in the world of dung beetles is fiercely competitive. How dung beetles navigate: Stars in their eyes 2013-01-23T23:34:23Z To a dung beetle, the Milky Way probably looks like a dim band of variable brightness stretching across the night sky. Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way 2013-01-24T17:55:00Z For the Egyptians, the dung beetle was holy. What If God Were a Maggot 2012-12-20T14:45:00.203Z When the Egyptians celebrated the dung beetle, they celebrated rebirth but also just how much of what we leave as waste other species are able to use. The Hidden Truths About Calories 2012-08-27T14:15:00.170Z In a boon to livestock farmers in Florida, diverse communities of dung beetles work to break down cow pies. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z “Efforts to enhance connectivity are important for wide-ranging species, however,” added Hurd, “so the bird and dung beetle are important indicators but not ‘keystone’ species.” Dot Earth Blog: Can Logging and Conservation Coexist? 2012-02-18T00:00:34Z The discovery that dung beetles use starlight "was an accident more than anything," explains study author Eric Warrant, professor of zoology at the Lund University in Sweden. Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way 2013-01-24T17:55:00Z But let’s not confuse the story that went along with the dung beetle’s sacredness with its actual value to the Egyptians. What If God Were a Maggot 2012-12-20T14:45:00.203Z She and her colleagues studied dung beetle behavior in South Africa. Observatory: Dung Beetle?s ?Victory Dance? Is Actually a Getaway Move 2012-01-24T00:45:59Z The onthophagus hecate, a dung beetle that is more commonly known as a scooped scarab. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z When flipped 180 degrees, dung beetles dance to reorient themselves. Dung Beetle's Dance (Flipped 180 Degrees) 2012-01-18T22:45:09.580Z From previous research, Baird knows that dung beetles can see polarized light and that when she places tiny hats on the beetles to block their view of the sky, they become extremely disoriented. Dirty Dancing: Dung Beetles Get Down to Walk the Line 2012-01-18T22:15:00.220Z Just as the catfish at the edge of the market eat what we wish would go away, the dung beetles made more beetles out of excrement. What If God Were a Maggot 2012-12-20T14:45:00.203Z The dung beetle is the refuse collector of the natural system, and where would we be without them? | Richard Dawkins: Richard Dawkins, an Original Thinker Who Bashes Orthodoxy 2011-09-19T17:34:05Z In Europe, where cattle originated, an astounding array of dung beetles toil from sunrise to sundown to break down the day’s worth of fresh dung. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z One trick we’ve learned for locating samples is to listen for the buzz of a shiny emerald dung beetle, since they often find a fresh sample within a few moments of it hitting the ground. Scientist at Work: Spider Monkey Fathers and Sons 2011-01-26T13:36:09Z In two weeks Baird is returning to South Africa to study dung beetles in the field. Dirty Dancing: Dung Beetles Get Down to Walk the Line 2012-01-18T22:15:00.220Z One man, decided to fix the Australia’s great dung problem by importing dung beetles to Australia. What If God Were a Maggot 2012-12-20T14:45:00.203Z Then a massive human dung beetle stomps out into the centre, and kicks a massive football around for a bit. Relive the World Cup opening ceremony 2010-06-11T11:29:00Z Dr. Kaufman regularly receives queries from livestock producers seeking to buy dung beetle stocks, especially ones who subscribe to sustainable and organic practices. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z By Jove, it looked to me like what we used to call a dung beetle! The Haunted Pajamas Until now, no one had any idea what a jitterbugging dung beetle was up to. Dirty Dancing: Dung Beetles Get Down to Walk the Line 2012-01-18T22:15:00.220Z Major Coggleston and I go down to the end of the meadow to drive three of the sneaking human dung beetles away from knot-holes. Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses Here they made prodigious discoveries of the scientific and religious truths believed by the worshipers of dogs and dung beetles, recorded upon the coffins of holy bulls, and the temples sacred to crows and crocodiles. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity “People always think they don’t have the right dung beetles,” Dr. Kaufman said. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z Facts which I have set forth elsewhere prove that certain dung beetles' make an exception to the rule of paternal indifference—a general rule in the insect world—and know something of domestic cooperation. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Every now and then, a dung beetle stops rolling, mounts its ball and pirouettes. Dirty Dancing: Dung Beetles Get Down to Walk the Line 2012-01-18T22:15:00.220Z Cattle were not native to the United States or Australia, so the two countries had to scrape together their own assortment of native and exotic dung beetles for cleaning up after their cows. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z For a livestock producer, dung beetles are obviously good news. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z He sampled beetles at four livestock farms, and although the locations were all within the vicinity of Gainesville, each one had its own unique community of dung beetles. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z I have seen the egg of the sacred beetle and other dung beetles growing considerably larger—I should like to say, feeding—in the thick atmosphere of the hatching chamber. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Still, Baird had not figured out exactly how dancing helps dung beetles stay their course. Dirty Dancing: Dung Beetles Get Down to Walk the Line 2012-01-18T22:15:00.220Z In most cases, though, the farmers already have a thriving dung beetle community, he said. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z Simple management practices can help enhance a dung beetle community. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z Indeed, dung beetle communities in the United States have welcomed a few new additions in species of late. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z Dr. Kaufman warns against purchasing dung beetles from fly-by-night beetle-rearing start-ups, however, because beetles from one area can carry cattle pathogens to another. Green Blog: King of the Dung Hill 2012-03-09T13:19:09Z |
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