Scarabaeus sacer
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Scarabaeus sacer, common name sacred scarab, is the type species of the genus Scarabaeus and the family Scarabaeidae. This dung beetle is native to southern Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and was ve
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Scarabaeus sacer in coastal southwestern Ukraine
S. sacer rolling a ball of dung
Carved relief of the cartouche representing Thutmose III on the wall of the Precinct of Amun-Re, Karnak
Scarabaeidae
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The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone si
Scarabaeus sacer
…Scarabaeus sacer, common name sacred scarab, is the type species of the genus Scarabaeus and the family Scarabaeidae. This dung beetle is native to southern Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and was venerated in ancient Egypt. Scarabaeus sacer was described by Carl…
Reitter 1908 table 74
On this high quality closeup, head anatomic details are well visible.
Sacred scarab in a cartouche of Thutmosis III from Karnak temple of Amun-Ra, Egypt
A scarab beetle grub from Australia.