Episode
Western Slope Skies - Rolling Under the Rockies: Dung Beetles in the Dark
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- Western Slope Skies
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- Nov 21, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 245
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Summary
The unappreciated dung, or scarab beetle, an insect that evolved about 130 million years ago, must accomplish its nocturnal task under increasingly difficult conditions; chief among them, light pollution.