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- scarabs, scarab beetles
- Blatthornkäfer
- skarabėjai
- skarabeju dzimta
- poświętnikowate, żukowate
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarabaeidae Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours. They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs adapted for digging. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or resources.
The C-shaped larvae, called grubs, are pale yellow or white. The grubs mostly live underground or under debris, so are not exposed to sunlight. Many scarabs are scavengers that recycle dung, carrion, or decaying plant material. Others are plant-eaters.