Name: Marcus Byrne 談糞甲蟲之舞
Uploaded: 2012-12-13T16:00:50Z
Duration: 16 min 51 s
Description: 一隻糞甲蟲的頭腦大約只有米粒大小，但當涉及到將食物從食物源（動物糞便）滾回巢穴時卻有龐大的智慧。如何辦到的？這一切都跟牠們跳的舞有關。（拍攝於 TEDxWitsUniversity）

一隻糞甲蟲的頭腦大約只有米粒大小，但當涉及到將食物從食物源（動物糞便）滾回巢穴時卻有龐大的智慧。如何辦到的？這一切都跟牠們跳的舞有關。（拍攝於 TEDxWitsUniversity）

Marcus Byrne 談糞甲蟲之舞

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.