Scarab

Amulets in the shape of scarabs have been recovered across all Ancient Egypt, modelled in hard stones and semiprecious stones. Egyptians believed that the Scarabeus Beetle had the ability to spontaneously regenerate itself from cow dung, which these beetles roll around, forming small balls they push forward, bury themselves and lay eggs in. Consequently the scarab came to be associated with the spontaneous continuation of the life cycle.