神圣粪金龟是一种原生于地中海沿岸沙丘和沼泽的粪金龟，这表示在北非、欧洲和中东都可以发现它们的踪迹。神圣粪金龟的头部有 6 个外缘齿，每只前脚也各有 4 个齿突，这使得这种甲虫的前端呈放射状的弧形。神圣粪金龟的体长为 10 至 25 毫米，具有闪亮的黑色甲壳。
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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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