Scarab beetles
A dung beetle busy rolling its ball of dung
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
Genera
not a complete list Agestrata Augosoma Canthon Chrysina Chalcosoma Chelorrhina Cheirolasia Cheirotonus Cotinis Dynastes Eudicella Goliathus Megsoma Onthophagus Pachnoda Phanaeus Plusiotis Ranzania Rhomborrhina Stephanorrhina Xylotrupes This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... Suborders Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga many subgroups: see Subgroups of the order Coleoptera Beetles (order Coleoptera) are one of the main groups of insects. ... Pierre André Latreille. ... Species Rhomborrhina formosana Rhomborrhina japonica Rhomborrhina mellyi Rhomborrhina resplendens Rhomborrhina are a genus of large scarab beetles. ...

The scarab is a type of beetle noted for rolling dung into spherical balls and pushing it, as well as its habit of laying its eggs in animal dung. Because most of the scarab species work with dung they are commonly referred to as dung beetles. Suborders Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga many subgroups: see Subgroups of the order Coleoptera Beetles (order Coleoptera) are one of the main groups of insects. ... Dung can refer to: a synonym of feces Dung, Doubs, a commune in the Doubs département of France The McGillicuddy Serious Party of New Zealand campaigned on a policy of Free Dung, it is not immediately clear which Dung they were referring to. ...

The dung beetles are classified as family Scarabaeidae, which includes over 20,000 species in numerous genera, including the African genus Goliathus, the largest and heaviest of the beetles. Dung beetles live in many different habitats, including desert, farmland, forest, and grasslands. They do not like extremely cold or dry weather. They occur on all continents except Antarctica. See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... A dune in the Egyptian desert Desert in California In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives little precipitation. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, an area set aside for hunting). ... An Inner Mongolia Grassland. ...

The majority of the dung beetle diet is dung. They will eat dung from a variety of animals as long as the animal is herbivorous. Dung beetles also feed on mushrooms, leaves, and decaying matter. Dung beetles do not need to eat anything else because the dung provides all the nutrients; they don't even need to drink water. In zoology, an herbivore is an animal that is adapted to eat primarily plants (rather than meat). ... Basidiocarps (mushrooms) of the fungus Leucocoprinus sp. ...

The dung beetle body consists of head, abdomen, and thorax. They have legs, located on the thorax, that are specialized for shoveling dung and rolling it along. Template:In progress The human abdomen (from the Latin word meaning belly) is the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax. ... Diagram of a tsetse fly, showing the head, thorax and abdomen The thorax is a division of an animals body that lies between the head and the abdomen. ...

The dung beetle has complete metamorphosis. The female will lay an egg in a dung ball which will then be buried to protect it from erosion and predators. During the larval stage the dung beetle will feed on the dung surrounding it. Metamorphosis in biology is physical development of the individual after birth or hatching involving significant change in form as well as growth and differentiation. ... A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ...

The Scarabs of Ancient Egypt

A scarab beetle, depicted on the walls of Tomb KV6 in the Valley of the Kings

Scarabs featured prominently in Egyptian art and Egyptian mythology. Scarab beetle in Tomb KV6, Valley of the Kings Photo taken by Hajor, Dec. ... Scarab beetle in Tomb KV6, Valley of the Kings Photo taken by Hajor, Dec. ... Ramses IXs names appear on the doorway to the tomb This article is about a tomb in the Theban Necropolis. ... Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings, or Wadi el-Muluk (وادي الملوك) in Arabic, is a valley in Egypt where tombs were built for the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom, the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties. ... Egyptian mythology (or Egyptian religion) is the name for the succession of beliefs held by the people of Egypt until the coming of Christianity and Islam. ...

The scarab was considered sacred by the Ancient Egyptians because they believed that in its rolling dung balls around, it mirrored the way the great god Ra – or his avatar Khepri, himself depicted as a scarab – rolled the sun across the sky each day. Because of its additional habit of laying its eggs in animal dung and the bodies of dead animals, the scarab was also associated with rebirth, renewal and resurrection; consequently, it was seen as a symbol of life and rebirth. Map of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt as a general historical term broadly refers to the civilization of the LowerNile Valley, between the First Cataract and the mouths of the Nile Delta, from circa 3300 BC until the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC. As a civilization based on... The Eye of Ra, also called the Eye of Horus This article is about the Egyptian god. ... Khepri as a scarab beetle, pushing the sun across the sky In Egyptian mythology, the god Khepri was generally depicted as a scarab, which is what the name means. ... This article is about the religious meaning of the word Resurrection. For other meanings see Resurrection (disambiguation). ...

See also the LMLK seals from ancient Judah stamped on jars that may have contained offerings. Eight different 4-winged scarab icons may have symbolized resurrection for worshippers (Grena, 2004, pp. 371-2). LMLK seals were stamped on the handles of large storage jars in and around Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah (circa 700 BC) based on several complete jars found in situ buried under a destruction layer caused by Sennacherib at Lachish. ... Judah (יְהוּדָה Praise, Standard Hebrew Yəhuda, Tiberian Hebrew Yəhûḏāh) is the name of several Biblical and historical figures. ... This article is about the religious meaning of the word Resurrection. For other meanings see Resurrection (disambiguation). ...

Stone scarabs were often placed in Egyptian tombs as a symbol of the deceased's rebirth into the afterlife, and jewelry with the beetle has often been found in tombs as well. A scarab amulet was worn on the chest. A magical spell inscribed on the bottom of the amulet to make sure the deceased's heart wouldn't reveal any damning information when their heart was weighed during their judgement by the gods. Living Egyptians also wore stone scarabs as a symbol of protection in this life and the next. An amulet from the Black Pullet grimoire An amulet (from Latin amuletum, meaning A means of protection) consists of any object intended to bring good luck and/or protection to its owner. ... The heart (Latin cor) is a hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. ...

References

• Grena, G.M. (2004). LMLK--A Mystery Belonging to the King vol. 1. Redondo Beach, California: 4000 Years of Writing History. ISBN 0-9748786-0-X.

• L.J. Miline and M. Miline, Insect Worlds: A Guide for Man on Making the Most of His Environment (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980)

• Jean Henri Fabre, The Sacred Beetle in The Sacred Beetle and Other Great Essays in Science, (Prometheus Books, 1981), [ISBN 0879751444]

• John H. Taylor (2004). Mummy: The inside story. The British Museum Press. ISBN 0-7141-1962-8.

Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (December 22, 1823 - October 11, 1915) was a French entomologist and author. ... The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum is one of the worlds largest and most important museums of ancient history. ...

External links

• Dung beetles – biology and life cycles
• Dung Beetle Mania