Sacred Scarab Beetle
The sacred scarab beetle (or Scarabaeus sacer) is a dung beetle native to the coastal dunes and marshes around the Mediterranean Sea in Northern Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
The head of the scarab beetle has 6 oblong projections, and its front legs have an additional 4 each, giving the appearance of an arc of rays on the beetle’s front end.
The sacred scarab beetle is 10mm to 25mm long and has a shiny, black carapace.
Scarabaeus sacer
Exhibit needs
- Exhibit types
- Box, Cylinder, Box large, Cylinder large, Box large angled
- Terrain
- Desert
- Temperature
- 20–35 °C (variance 5 °C below, 5 °C above)
- Humidity
- 40–60% (variance 5 below, 5 above)
- Food
- Fruit and vegetables
- Litter
- 1–3
- Overpopulation at
- 3 (extreme 5)
- Colony up to
- 20
- Breeds in
- All seasons
Overview
- Scientific name
- Scarabaeus sacer
- Class
- Insecta
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated
- Enclosure
- Exhibit
- Temperature
- 20 °C – 35 °C
- Humidity
- 40% – 60%
- Lifespan
- 3 yr – 6 yr
- Content
- Base game