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'Beetle Mania' at the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Jan. 22

There's "Beatlemania" and then there's "Beetle Mania." One involved the fanaticism directed at the English rock band, The Beatles. The other? It's taking place Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California,...

The burying beetle is known for burying carcasses of small vertebrates, such as mice, squirrels and birds, and using them as a food source for its larvae. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

The burying beetle is known for burying carcasses of small vertebrates, such as mice, squirrels and birds, and using them as a food source for its larvae. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

A dung beetle with two balls of dung. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

A dung beetle with two balls of dung. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

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