Pendant in the form of a boat showing a scarab, the symbol of the god's resurrection, flanked by two royal serpents, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Necklace with pendant in the form of a boat showing a scarab, the symbol of the god's resurrection, flanked by two royal serpents, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral decorated with winged scarab, protected by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, made from gold cloisonne with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

AI generated image of a Dung (scarab) beetle pushing a round ball of faeces

European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) adult male, Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae.

Rhinoceros Beetle

Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), Guxhagen, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer), adult, rolling dung ball, elephant dung for egg deposition, Saint Lucia Estuary, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer), rolls ball of elephant dung, Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer), rolls ball of elephant dung, Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Hikers at Upper Two Medicine Lake, mountain peaks Lone Walker Mountain and Mount Rockwell in the background, dramatic clouds, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, North America

Dung Beetle (Scarabaeinae), adult on dung ball, Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Scarab (Scarabaeidae) with a ball of sheep dung, Croatia, Europe

Hikers at Upper Two Medicine Lake, mountain peak Lone Walker Mountain in the back, dramatic clouds, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, North America

Lake Upper Two Medicine Lake, mountain peaks Lone Walker Mountain and Mount Rockwell in the background, dramatic clouds, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, North America

Scarab (Scarabaeidae) with a ball of sheep dung, Croatia, Europe

Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus) perched on a flower, Feldthurns, Bolzano-Bozen, Italy

Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus) perched on a flower, Feldthurns, Bolzano-Bozen, Italy

cockchafer or may bug may beetle or may bug cockchafer larva

European Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) eating a chafer, Romania