Dung Beetle (Canthon) Habitat: They live in habitats that range from desert to forest. Predators/Prey: They feed on animal droppings. Undigested bits of food found in animals dung is what provides ...

The success of North American crops from corn to Christmas trees partly depends on a relatively invisible component of the food web — ground beetles. Nearly 2,000 species of ground beetle live ...

The success of North American crops from corn to Christmas trees partly depends on a relatively invisible component of the food web -- ground beetles. Nearly 2,000 species of ground beetle live in ...

BACKGROUND. While this beetle's nesting ritual is a little on the noir side, it's also critical to the function of the ecosystems it inhabits. The American burying beetle is one of nature's most ...

Flour is both the flour beetles’ habitat and their food source—but it’s also a high-demand human food product. The beetles are considered a major stored product pest, as they can get into not only ...

Peanut butter with rodent hairs, fresh meat riddled with bacteria, disease-causing food packaging: scary food facts that might make you abandon the grocery store for good.

An indicator of ecological health of Southern California’s desert landscapes may lie in a beetle smaller than your pinky finger. The Casey’s June beetle not only plays a crucial role in the ...

Squash beetles prefer habitats where their host plants are naturally found. Their diet consists solely of the leaves from squash, pumpkin, and even sometimes melons and cucumbers, all of which ...

Food safety regulations increasingly pressure growers to remove hedgerows, ponds and other natural habitats from farms to keep out pathogen-carrying wildlife and livestock. Yet, this could come at ...

These beetles eat rotting flesh—and could unlock the next generation of antibiotics. Scientists are studying the American burying beetle's death-defying resilience to benefit human health.