[paul m]

Originally Posted by mtngoat

hihi old boy, dinnae give u'p 'ope yet! I founded summat in me old hatbox called me brain!

http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/art/index.html

Thanks - but only one beetle.
Stirling mentioned the importance of scarabs - dung beetles - to the ancient Egyptians and others.

When the lads were young we often went to the British Museum and used to gravitate to the Egyptian galleries. There's a massive scarab:
British Museum - Giant sculpture of a scarab beetle

and some more delicate work:British Museum - Scarab pendant

But I can't find a picture of my favourite - a quite small scarab of turquoise ...