Actually they were named khpr as a manifestation of the deity Khpri who is the morning sun, having emerged from the night. The Ancient Egyptians described the sun as navigating a great river in the sky which was the Milky Way and a reflection of the Nile River on earth.
Re:Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way
by ChuckMcM on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @04:44PM
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It is often true that those that clean up the crap left by others are under appreciated :-)
Re:Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way
by zoom6628 on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @08:42PM
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And they turn out to be more intelligent than those leaving the crap as well. :-)
Re:Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way
by BartSaM on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @06:24PM
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Is this Reddit now?
Re:Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way
by bcbrown on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @07:29PM
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pavlov's account was created 3130 days ago; that's 8.5 years. BartSam's account was created 37 days ago.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Re:Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way
by jrimbault on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @08:50AM
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Everyone should read the guidelines really.
>If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a common semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.
Re:Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way
by BartSaM on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @08:58AM
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I am on HN since many years, a user just recently. I was not implying that HN turns in to Reddit. I was implying that this comment is worthy Reddit, not HackerNews - a professional website that strives to hold on to some standards.
I have read the guidelines. Really.
Re:Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way
by tim333 on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @11:10AM
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There doesn't seem anything in the guidelines saying you shouldn't make jokes. Or it being a professional website for that matter.
Re:Dung Beetles Navigate via the Milky Way
by sethrin on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @03:19PM
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This is true. However, while jokes are not expressly against the rules, the community moderation rarely favors them. Personally, I read a lot of Slashdot, and to some degree enjoy the level of humor, political debate, and anonymous commentary there. I find that the signal to noise ratio here is somewhat better. I don't think it likely that anyone would be banned for exclusively making joke comments, but generally I think the expectation is that while informative or insightful commentary may also be humorous, the primary purpose here is not entertainment.
Now it's revealed that dung beetles can perceive the galaxy. Coincidence? I think not.
Obviously dung beetles are descended from a race of astronavigators who taught the Egyptians everything. They are the ancient astronauts. [Cue theremin music]