Date:5/29/2012

pen terrain, on the hunt for dung. Their flight speed is high and the dung beetles are hardly known for their manoeuvrability. They often miss the dung they are looking for and land some way away from it, but they prefer to walk the last distance rather than attempt a more accurate landing. The research study is part of a project aiming to understand the adaptations of various animals to flight, and how the animals' different origins affect their capacity to fly.

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Contact: Christoffer Johansson Westheim Christoffer.Johansson@biol.lu.se 46-462-224-955 Lund University Source:Eurekalert

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