Comments on: This dung beetle's air-conditioning unit is crap. No, really http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/22/dung-beetle-air-conditoning-ball-poo/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: tut http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/22/dung-beetle-air-conditoning-ball-poo/#comment-16244 tut Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:40:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=7838#comment-16244 @Sam L Would the beetle recognize the dung if it wasn't wet and smelly? @Sam L
Would the beetle recognize the dung if it wasn’t wet and smelly?

]]> By: Sam L http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/22/dung-beetle-air-conditoning-ball-poo/#comment-16243 Sam L Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:15:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=7838#comment-16243 Excellent story, really enjoyable! I wonder what would happen if you stopped the ball cooling (by wrapping it in clingfilm to prevent evaporation or something similar) - would the beetles abandon the valuable dung resource, as heating up is too costly? Or take a more tortuous but cooler route through scrub etc? Excellent story, really enjoyable!

I wonder what would happen if you stopped the ball cooling (by wrapping it in clingfilm to prevent evaporation or something similar) – would the beetles abandon the valuable dung resource, as heating up is too costly? Or take a more tortuous but cooler route through scrub etc?

]]> By: Stephan Zielinski http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/22/dung-beetle-air-conditoning-ball-poo/#comment-16242 Stephan Zielinski Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:25:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=7838#comment-16242 Now, if we can just scale this up to the size of San Diego... (Only the uncharitable would suggest this has already been done.) Now, if we can just scale this up to the size of San Diego… (Only the uncharitable would suggest this has already been done.)

]]> By: Keith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/22/dung-beetle-air-conditoning-ball-poo/#comment-16241 Keith Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:30:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=7838#comment-16241 This beetle looks exactly like I felt as a kid, walking barefoot across a hot parking lot. Take a few quick steps to the next patch of shade or grass, then pause to let the feet cool down. The bug just takes his cool spot with him. This beetle looks exactly like I felt as a kid, walking barefoot across a hot parking lot. Take a few quick steps to the next patch of shade or grass, then pause to let the feet cool down. The bug just takes his cool spot with him.

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