sacred beetle

Japanese: sacred beetle(英語表記)sacredbeetle
sacred beetle

...The scientific name comes from the fact that the ancient Egyptians worshipped this insect as a sacred insect. Its English name is also sacred beetle. It is also called dung-pusher because of its behavior. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sacred beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…学名は古代エジプト人がこの虫を聖なる虫としてあがめたことに由来する。英名もsacred beetle(神聖甲虫)。また,その動作からdung‐pusherとも呼ばれる。…

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