: Scarab amulets were incredibly popular, believed to provide protection from evil and bring good luck to the wearer.

Beyond mythology, scarabaeids play a critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystems:

: Egyptians observed dung beetles rolling balls of waste and saw it as a metaphor for the sun god Khepri rolling the sun across the sky each day.

: Large stone scarabs were often placed over the hearts of mummies to ensure the deceased's heart was not heavy with sin during judgment in the afterlife. Ecological Heroes