dung

The dung beetle, which disperses seeds as it rolls its dung balls, fertilizing topsoil and enhancing biodiversity and engineering its environment, normally orients itself using the Milky Way and the moon.

Donald Trump has turned the shining light on the hill into a scorched dung heap by the roadside; a shallow money trench filled with all manner of bilge.

Other scientists praise the study’s innovative use of high-resolution imaging technology to turn dollops of dung into goldmines of information.

In 10 to 12 days, adults surface to feast for roughly 90 days on honeydew melon, decaying fruit, plant nectar and bird dung.

Their guano, or dung, can also be used as fertilizer.