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This small beetle, also known as the dung, beetle rolls dung in a ball. Later, it lays it eggs in the ball.

Dung Beetle

The Egyptians imagined a giant scarab beetle with Ra, the god of the sun. The representation of a beetle can be considered as an amulet made to protect its owner against the sea.

Scrab Amulet

The Egyptian name for the scarab is Khoper and it appears in many royal names like Cartouche the Emperor Kheperare, Sunuset II

Royal Egyptian names