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The insect that buried its eggs in dung to incubate and hatch, signifying to the Egyptians new life was the Scarab_____

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Beetle

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The scarab (kheper) beetle was one of the most popular amulets in ancient Egypt because the insect was a symbol of the sun god Re. This association evolved from the Egyptians' misunderstanding of the scarab's life cycle

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