@ShaulaEvans The ecologist Ilka Hanski once theorised that pre-pyramid Pharaoh tombs, called mastabah, are designed to resemble the nests of tunneling dung beetles. Which were a symbol of rebirth.

The tomb lies in a tunnel chamber, under a rectangular tomb structure. Hanski argued that the structure resembled the dung beetle's nest, tunnel and a dung pat.

@ShaulaEvans Not all dung beetles roll dung balls, in fact most species don't. A majority of dung beetles either live inside or under dung, collecting dung in tunnels or chambers. They shape the dung there into balls or sausage shapes, and lay a single egg inside. The developing larva is sometimes tended to by one or both parents. All its larval and pupal development happens in the nest, and it emerges as an adult.

@KaraLG84 @stevegis_ssg @ShaulaEvans It has something to do with the frequency of the wing beats. Flies and bees move their wings very rapidly to fly, while butterflies flaps slower and tend to glide more. Some moths like hawk moths also have rapid wing beats, so they buzz quite a bit.

@ShaulaEvans @forse And they use their eyes like antlers to fight off other males. They rest on tree roots that hang over streams, so they fight one-on-one battles on these thin roots to control access to mates.