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is for... Scarab Beetle
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The scarab beetle is well known for its nutritious meal of animal dung. The scarab beetle will lay eggs in a rolled ball of feces so that when the young scarab beetle insects hatch they will have something to feast on. The scarab beetle has a peculiar habit of pushing the rolled ball of dung with its hind legs while standing and pushing off the ground with its front pair of legs. |
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Last updated: Aug. 31, 2000