June Scarab Beetle

The June Scarab Beetle, and I've found one :)

In many parts of the world, to find scarab beetles is a sign of destiny. I walked out my door and so happened to look up, and it was there beside the light right above my back door. I was thrilled, grasping a stool and reaching with my short self and a seashell to scoop him up.

I hurried inside and grabbed a terrarium, researched his feeding habits, placed fresh oak leaves and a soaked paper towel for hydration in the terrarium, placed National Geographic magazines on the top of the terrarium to keep him in, and enjoyed the view. The June Scarab is beautiful, happily feeding and crawling about in my bedroom.

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(Info from http://www.egyptian-scrabs.co.uk/)



Scarab beetles have been the subject of much legend in many parts of the world. In Egypt, the scarab god Khepri, which means "He who is Coming into Being", was considered the god of creation and the solar deity. To this day, they are worn as jewelery, and were buried with the dead.

" The ancient Egyptians believed that Khepri, in the form of a gigantic scarab, rolled the sun like a huge ball through the sky, then rolled it through the underworld to the eastern horizon. Each morning Khepri would renew the sun so that it could give life to all the world. "

Khepri is one of the oldest Egyptian gods.

It's not just Egypt, however. In many parts of the world today, a group of scarabs called JEWEL scarabs are considered very valuable. Some go for multiple thousands of dollars a piece. This often leads to a rarity in certain species.

To find out more, visit Wikipedia  below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarabaeidae


-Ashley Marie