Scarabaeus sacer

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf species
gptkbp:adultPlumage up to 3 years
dung
gptkbp:airlines limited
gptkbp:associatedWith sun god Ra
gptkbp:bodyStyle oval
strong and spiny
gptkbp:breedingSeason courtship display
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:climate arid environments
gptkbp:colors dark brown
metallic sheen
gptkbp:commonName sacred_scarab
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
gptkbp:culturalHeritage life cycle
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:diet detritivore
gptkbp:economicActivity none
gptkbp:faced compound
gptkbp:family gptkb:Scarabaeidae
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:fossilRecord present
gptkbp:genus Scarabaeus
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:habitat deserts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scarabaeus sacer
gptkbp:kingdom Animalia
gptkbp:knownFor rolling_dung_balls
gptkbp:larvalStage decaying organic matter
grub
dung
in_dung_balls
gptkbp:nesting burrowing
gptkbp:notable_player hard shell
gptkbp:order Coleoptera
gptkbp:participatesIn soil aeration
gptkbp:phylum Arthropoda
gptkbp:portrayedBy none
gptkbp:predators birds
gptkbp:reign not formed
gptkbp:relatedPatent Scarabaeus laticollis
Scarabaeus sacer var. sacer
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest entomology
gptkbp:size up to 3 cm
gptkbp:socialResponsibility solitary
gptkbp:structureType filiform
gptkbp:subspecies Scarabaeus_sacer_aegypticus
Scarabaeus_sacer_sacer
gptkbp:symbolizes rebirth
gptkbp:trainingExercises hardened
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1758