Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Even the dung beetle (ju'al) is punished in its burrow because of the sins of the children of Adam." Then he recited this verse: "And if Allah were to seize people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon its surface a single creature" [Surah Fatir: 45].
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 9008