Dung beetles are more of a special beetle than you might think.
Some may not know this, but the scarab beetle, as referenced by the Ancient Egyptians, is not exactly the most mythical beetle to grace the pages of any book. They are known more commonly today as dung beetles - a beetle that is extremely beneficial in the processing of waste products. Without them, the pounds and pounds of dung that are generated by animals around the globe would not be processed like they should be.
Scarabs are not only dung beetles - there are many more scarabs out there than this modest creature - but the dung beetle is specifically the beetle that the Ancient Egyptians put so much stock into. They had myths surrounding it, and they even created a god based on it as well!
Scarabs are not only dung beetles - there are many more scarabs out there than this modest creature - but the dung beetle is specifically the beetle that the Ancient Egyptians put so much stock into. They had myths surrounding it, and they even created a god based on it as well!
Here you will learn what the scarab has to do with Egyptian culture - from the religious to the decorative. The idea of this website, too, is to show how the scarab has influenced ancient and modern jewelry. It is both There is so much more out there on what scientists have done and what has been found decoratively with dung beetles, and this is only a sampling, but hopefully you come out with as much of an interest for these insects as I have.