Scarab, name for members of a large family of heavy-bodied, oval beetles (the Scarabaeidae), with about 30,000 species distributed throughout most of the world and over 1,200 in North America. North American scarab beetles range in length from less than 1-2 in. to more than 2 in. (5?????50 mm); members of some tropical species grow several inches long. Many scarab beetles are brightly colored and many are iridescent.

scarab, larva, scrabble, scarabeo, beetle, beatle, scarafaggio, grub, bug, baco, insect, insetto, coleottero, larve, gribouillis, griffonner

(0 Vote(s))