(Phys.org) -- All eyes are turned to London as the world's top athletes compete for Olympic glory, but a humbler competition has been taking place in Andy Davis's lab at the University of Georgia this ...

A common woodland beetle that plays an important role in the decomposition of fallen trees may be getting a boost from a surprising source: parasites. A common woodland beetle that plays an important ...

Athens, Ga. - A common woodland beetle that plays an important role in the decomposition of fallen trees may be getting a boost from a surprising source: parasites. New research from the University of ...

Having hundreds of roundworms living inside your abdomen may seem like a bad thing. But for horned passalus beetles, hosting wriggly nematode larvae may benefit them and the eastern U.S. forests they ...

Berkeley -- The lifestyle of the horned passalus beetle, commonly known as the bessbug or betsy beetle, might seem downright disgusting to the average human: Not only does this shiny black beetle eat ...

The insect you see here is called a horned passalus beetle. It is a member of a family of beetles called Bess beetles. This beetle is pretty large as an adult being about 1 1/2 inches long. It is very ...

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