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Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

Description:

+/- 2 inches long, black

Habitat:

Desert / Plains

Notes:

It looked like it was worshiping the rising sun, I pushed it over several times... but each time it got back up on it's hind legs and faced the sun, trying to ignore me.

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1 Comment

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Such odd behavior.. I never heard of this before. Trying to be all Egyptian or something :)

JackGraham
Spotted by
JackGraham

کندهار, Kandahar, Afghanistan

Spotted on Jun 3, 2011
Submitted on Nov 3, 2013

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