Name: 马库斯·伯恩：蜣螂的舞蹈
Uploaded: 2012-12-13T16:00:50Z
Duration: 16 min 51 s
Description: 蜣螂的脑子只有米粒那么大，却能够在将他们的食物——动物粪便——运送回家的过程中展示出令人称奇的智慧。它们怎么做到的？一切都要从它们的舞蹈开始说起。（录制自 TEDx WitsUniversity）

蜣螂的脑子只有米粒那么大，却能够在将他们的食物——动物粪便——运送回家的过程中展示出令人称奇的智慧。它们怎么做到的？一切都要从它们的舞蹈开始说起。（录制自 TEDx WitsUniversity）

马库斯·伯恩：蜣螂的舞蹈

Dung beetles, with brains no bigger than a grain of rice, display remarkable problem-solving as they roll and bury balls of animal dung across the African veld. They rely on intricate dances to orient themselves using cues from the sun and polarized light—signals invisible to humans. Thermal challenges are met with clever behaviors like climbing atop their dung balls to avoid scalding sand. These insects also use path integration to find their way home, revealing a world of unexpected intelligence in even the smallest creatures.