A now-classic tale of natural history:
Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
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Maybe it’s just me, but it appears you forgot to include the now-classic tale.
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Our friend Dave Rentz and Darryl Gwynn were honored for discovering this behavior at the 2011 Ignobel awards- fast forward to about 1:38 to see them accept their award. Fun stuff! Though not so much for the beetles, I guess…
http://www.improbable.com/2011/09/29/announcing-the-2011-ig-nobel-prize-winners/
Whoops- 1:11, that is.