Modeled upon the Scarabaeidae family dung beetle, which rolls dung into a ball for the purposes of eating and laying eggs that are later transformed into larva, the scarab was seen as an earthly symbol of this heavenly cycle. This came to be iconographic, and ideological symbols were incorporated into ancient Egyptian society.
12 posted on 09/16/2012 9:19:42 PM PDT by brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)