
Dance of the Dung Beetles
Their Role in Our Changing World
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Dennis Kleinman
The sweeping scientific and social history of the humble dung beetle.
In this sweeping history of more than 3,000 years, beginning with ancient Egypt, scientist Marcus Byrne and writer Helen Lunn capture the diversity of dung beetles and their unique behavior patterns. Dung beetles' fortunes have followed the shifts from a world dominated by a religion that symbolically incorporated them into some of its key concepts of rebirth, to a world in which science has largely separated itself from religion and alchemy. With more than 6,000 species found throughout the world, these unassuming but remarkable creatures are fundamental to some of humanity's most cherished beliefs and have been ever-present in religion, art, literature, science, and the environment. They are at the center of current gene research, play an important role in keeping our planet healthy, and some nocturnal dung beetles have been found to navigate by the starry skies. Outlining the development of science from the point of view of the humble dung beetle is what makes this charming story of immense interest to general listeners and entomologists alike.
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so much more interesting
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Fantastic
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an interesting insight into a bug's life
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Small things csn be enormously important
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Religion, the lives of scientists, and other tangents feature more heavily in the book and it takes a long time to get to the meat of the eponymous insect. The book also has bizarre statements in it like Christopher Columbus believing he'd discovered the Garden of Eden when he arrived in the new world that, along with other strange religious fixations, make for me questioning the author's education and focus.
I have been hesitant to buy many books on insects because of their descriptions and summaries also giving the impression that they have more interest in other things. Whether it be an author wanting to talk about themselves, religion, society, or to some kind of environmental advocacy ( Which is important, but I'm already convinced, I want knowledge, not a political lecture), most of the books on insects are either not confident in their subject or not interested in their subject, like this one.
If you wish to read a book about insects, ACTUALLY, about insects, then buy Life on a Little Known Planet, the rare exception to this trend.
Padded and meandering
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