scarab beetle: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Scarabaeidae

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Illustration of a May beetle, Phyllophaga drakei, showing a brown, oval-shaped body with six spiny legs and short antennae.

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Illustration showing seven types of beetle larvae, each with distinct shapes and textures, including white grub, linden borer, water-penny, aquatic beetles, carpet beetle, and buprestid larva, with scientific names labeled.

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