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Buggin' With Ruud: Dung Beetle Navigation
On Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud", Ruud shows us how the dung beetle uses polarized light to find his way home.
Added: May 4, 2009
Views: 496 Views
Runtime: 02:24
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