After writing about the fig beetle – a shiny green scarab beetle that feeds on overripe ... soaking it into the soil around the drip line or canopy perimeter line of the tree.

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey attempt to solve the mystery of why scarab beetles were buried with mummies. In 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by the archaeologist Howard Carter.

Tanya Latty said the Argentinian lawn scarab was small, brownish, and looked a lot like a Christmas beetle at first glance. But the key differences were the Argentinian lawn scarabs were generally ...

These scarab beetles feature in religious and funerary art from statues to jewellery ... to use the Sun and light levels as a compass to help it travel in a straight line. For night-active species, ...