Scarab beetle
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Introduction
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Anatomy
The general anatomy of all beetles in the scarab family starts with a body in the shape of an oval. All scarabs also have layered antennae used as sense organs. These unique antennae are often mistaken for "horns" growing out of the beetles head. Many of the male scarab beetles use these "horns" to fight each other with. For the dung beetle members of the scarab family, the tips of their heads are bordered with serrated rims to cut and shape balls of dung into balls. The insects forelegs are broad and flat to shape the dung balls, while the hind legs are long and thin for holding a ball in place as the beetle rolls the balls away with powerful forelegs. (http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=scarab%20beetle)
Reproduction
The scarab beetle
When a female and a male scarab beetle mate the female will lay her eggs in a large patch of dung. The larvae feed on the feed on decaying vegetation or the dung of grazing animals. Then the pupate emerge from their parents nests as adults.(http//www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/scarab_beetle.jsp)
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