神聖糞金龜是一種原生於地中海沿岸沙丘和沼澤的糞金龜，這表示在北非、歐洲和中東都可以發現牠們的蹤跡。神聖糞金龜的頭部有 6 個外緣齒，每隻前腳也各有 4 個齒突，這使得這種甲蟲的前端呈放射狀的弧形。神聖糞金龜的體長為 10 至 25 毫米，具有閃亮的黑色甲殼。
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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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