Lo scarabeo sacro è uno scarabeo stercorario originario delle dune costiere e delle paludi mediterranee. È diffuso in Nord Africa, Europa e Medio Oriente. Ha sei protuberanze oblunghe sulla testa e altre quattro su ciascuna delle zampe anteriori che formano una caratteristica raggiera intorno alla parte anteriore del corpo. Lo scarabeo sacro misura tra 10 e 25 millimetri e ha un carapace nero e lucido.
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Scarabeus sacer
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Animal Facts
Scarab beetles can roll balls of dung that are 50 times their weight.
Sacred scarab beetles use the projections on their head and front legs to shape dung into spheres.
The sacred scarab beetle was seen as a representation of the Sun God Ra by Ancient Egyptians, who likened the rolling of dung balls to the sun rolling across the sky.
Sacred scarab beetles roll dung by pushing it with their back legs.
The larvae of scarab beetles play an important ecosystem role in recycling the nutrients from detritus and dung.
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