In Pembrokeshire, entomologist Sarah Beynon will be delving into dung and taking a closer look at cow pats to study the fascinating mating behaviour of dung flies.

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"They're going there to feed, or they're going there for meeting, where males and females could meet perhaps away from a feeding area, where there's less competition and more focus on mating behaviour, " he suggested.

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The advantage is that almost all the members of the colony can direct their energies towards foraging for food in order for the whole community to survive, rather than indulging in physically exhausting mating and reproductive behaviour.

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