Spirit Guide of the day is Scarab! The Scarab beetle is known for it's connection to resurrection. In Egypt, the Scarab is seen as a highly sacred creature that became a symbol for new life and the solar deities. This connection comes from how the beetle would roll their egg-filled dung balls from east to west towards the water which mimics the movement of the sun across the sky. There are uncountable artworks and jewelry from Ancient Egypt that depicted the wing beetle. The creative aspect of this creature was connected to the creator god Atum. Egyptians believed that the scarab-beetle god Khepera pushed the setting sun along the sky. Due to their metamorphosis from one stage to another, they have become strong symbols of rebirth and renewal. This spirit guide may show when it is necessary to evaluate the situation and find positive solutions that maintain your personal integrity. The scarab tells of solutions at the end of rough situations. People who connect with the Scarab guide are stubborn types who never give up on a goal or project. These individuals are usually gifted with sensitive abilities such as clairvoyance or clairsentience and have a knack at being in the right place at the right time. Often, they have a deep connection with the earth and protecting it as well as being frugal, optimistic, and lean towards careers in the sciences.

Scarab beetles, Scarabaeidae, are omnivorous invertebrates found all over the world excluding Antarctica. They are members of the heavy-bodied beetle family which includes June beetles, Japanese beetles, and the Rhinoceros beetle. All of these normally scene beetles are actually species of scarab beetle while the iconic scarab worshiped by the Egyptians is actually the Sacred Scarab. There are around 30,000 species of Scarab beetle and they make up approximately 10% of all known beetle species. Approximately 1,200 scarab beetles live in North America. Scarab beetles are also known as Dung beetles. These beetles come in a variety of sizes from North American scarab beetles growing to less than 1/2 an inch to the Goliath beetle which is known as having the heaviest weight of beetles at 3.5 ounces and a length of just over 4 inches. The largest North American Scarab beetle is the Hercules beetle which can grow to just over 21 inches long with huge arching horns used in fighting for breeding. Some of these beetles, known as tumblebugs, are known to roll dung into large balls which are moved with their hind legs. These balls of dung are used to lay eggs in and buried while the eggs incubate then will eat the dung when hatching. The Sacred Scarab is also one of these tumblebugs. Most scarab beetles are scavengers and will feed on decaying vegetation or the dung of grazing animals. These types of scarab beetle will build underground burrows filled with dung where their larvae can feed and grow before coming up from the earth as fully formed adults. These creatures are important for the process of recycling organic matter and disposing of disease-breeding waste. Other Scarab beetles prefer to feed on living plants and can often be considered 'pest species' due to their preference for crops and gardens full of flowers, fruits, and leaves. Even their young are laid in the ground near these plants so they can easily feed on roots upon hatching. These beetles will go through many stages before becoming an adult. Hatching from eggs, the larvae called grub are pale yellow or white which grow into a pupa form before metamorphosing into their final, adult form. Some beetles will remain buried underground until favorable conditions in their environment occur when they will dig up to become active once more.