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SCARABAEUS SACER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Still others, such as the Egyptian scarab (Scarabaeus sacer), cut out pieces of dung, shape them into balls and roll them from one to 15 meters or even more before burying them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

D'autres enfin, comme le scarabée d'Égypte (Scarabaeus sacer), prélèvent des morceaux d'excréments qu'ils modèlent en forme de balles et qu'ils font rouler sur 1 à 15 mètres ou plus avant de les enterrer.

Spanish

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