ヒジリタマオシコガネは、地中海周辺の海岸砂丘や湿地に生息するフンコロガシの一種で、北アフリカ、ヨーロッパ、中東に生息している。頭部には 6 つの楕円形の突起があり、前脚にはさらに 4 つの突起があるため、前頭部が光線のように弧を描いているように見える。体長 10 ～ 25 mmで、光沢のある黒い外骨格で覆われている。
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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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