'You can hear them': Thousands of dung beetles exchanged via post

Farmers in South Australia and Tasmania are trading thousands of dung beetles through the postal system. According to ABC News, you can actually hear them working in their parcels. These beetles are valuable for improving pasture health and spreading nutrients across farmland—making for an unusual agricultural exchange where your most productive workers might arrive by mail.

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