The dung beetle is also the intermediate host for Spirocera lupi, a nematode that infects canids and felids. The worm matures in the wall of the esophagus which forms a nodule around the worm. In some cases, the tissue in the wall of the nodule can transform to malignant tumors, especially osteosarcoma or fibrosarcoma. This worm is found in the US but is not common. Dogs are infected when they ingest an infected dung beetle. Here endeth your science moment for today.
Night-Gaunt49: Precisely why I argue for a return to the well-regiulated militia. In WW-II, the Abwehr estimated the cost of invading Switzerland would be 60 divisions – in casualties. The Swiss can’t invade anyone, their citizen army (airforce, and yes, navy) is too small. No one wants to invade them because it is too costly. It worked for us until conscription on both sides in the Civil War. It works in modern times too.
Coinguy almost 12 years ago
“You call yourself an environmentalist? Please.” “now step back and let me do my thing.”
Linux0s almost 12 years ago
Dung beetles always have a ball.
Digital Frog almost 12 years ago
Dung beetles would be good at holding corporate executives resopnsible – they are used to making crap roll uphill.
saxie5 almost 12 years ago
Dung Beetles know how to deal with crap!
emptc12 almost 12 years ago
And who eats the dung beetles’ dung, And ad infinitum? Bacteria rule!The Earth is their kingdom!
insipient1 almost 12 years ago
I read in last week’s THIS WEEK, that dung beetles navigate by using the stars to find their way to ‘roll along,’ the same way that birds do.
J Short almost 12 years ago
That dog must be eating nuclear waste; look at the size of that beetle.
LingeeWhiz almost 12 years ago
Look buddy…just lay down and voila! Instant compost heap!
danlarios almost 12 years ago
just like congress going backwards not forward
Spooky D Cat almost 12 years ago
The dung beetle is also the intermediate host for Spirocera lupi, a nematode that infects canids and felids. The worm matures in the wall of the esophagus which forms a nodule around the worm. In some cases, the tissue in the wall of the nodule can transform to malignant tumors, especially osteosarcoma or fibrosarcoma. This worm is found in the US but is not common. Dogs are infected when they ingest an infected dung beetle. Here endeth your science moment for today.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member almost 12 years ago
A Vulcan dung beetle might wear a shirt that reads “Eat sh— and prosper.”
hippogriff almost 12 years ago
pcolli: Or, as Elbridge Gerry pointed out to the Constitutional Convention, freedom cannot endure with a standing army or a standing committee.
hippogriff almost 12 years ago
Night-Gaunt49: Precisely why I argue for a return to the well-regiulated militia. In WW-II, the Abwehr estimated the cost of invading Switzerland would be 60 divisions – in casualties. The Swiss can’t invade anyone, their citizen army (airforce, and yes, navy) is too small. No one wants to invade them because it is too costly. It worked for us until conscription on both sides in the Civil War. It works in modern times too.