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The Hercules Beetle (3:15)

Learn more about the Hercules beetle.

Lady Beetles (2:19)

An uninvited house guest invades many homes across Tennessee every winter. Asian Lady Beetles don't do much harm, but they can be annoying and plentiful.

Dung Beetle Gathering Dung (1:37)

From the archives of Discovery: The dung beetle is named for its unique method of gathering dung. Check out this video to learn more about dung beetles and dung gathering.

Dung Beetle Flying (1:43)

From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at flight through this beetle's perspective. Learn more about dung beetles, insects, and flight.

Dung Beetle Soaring (1:43)

From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at flight through this beetle's perspective. Learn more about dung beetles, insects, and flight.

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What's To Love: Dung Beetles (1:09)

On Animal Planet's "What's to Love?" we learn about nature's pooper scooper, the dung beetle. Ranchers like having dung beetles on their pastures because the dung beetle recycles soil nutrients.

Fooled by Nature: Sexton Beetles (2:10)

Explained on Animal Planet's series "Fooled by Nature," sexton beetles have special receptors that can find a corpse over a mile away. Once found, the sexton beetle lays eggs, which hatch and eat the corpse.

Buggin' with Ruud: Fog Basking Beetles (2:29)

On this clip from Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud", host Ruud Kleinpaste discovers darkling beetles that do handstands to harness the moisture from fog. Fog is a rarity in the desert, so the darkling beetles use their bodies to trap the water.

Buggin' with Ruud: Darkling Beetle (2:16)

Meet one of the fastest running darkling beetles in this clip from Buggin' with Ruud". Why does this beetle move so fast? Ruud Kleinpaste demonstrates how movement can help you survive the desert heat.

Beetles: How They Live (17:03)

In this video, follow along on a beetle-catching expedition as specimens for a home-observation tank are collected. Meet whirligig beetles, diving beetles, ladybugs and others.

Dung Beetle Soaring (1:43)

From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at flight through this beetle's perspective. Learn more about dung beetles, insects, and flight.

Dung Beetle Gathering Dung (1:37)

From the archives of Discovery: The dung beetle is named for its unique method of gathering dung. Check out this video to learn more about dung beetles and dung gathering.

Dung Beetle Flying (1:43)

From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at flight through this beetle's perspective. Learn more about dung beetles, insects, and flight.

Dung Beetle (2:07)

From the archives of Discovery: Catch a glimpse of the unique dung beetle collecting dung for transport. Learn more about dung beetles.