Scarab (artifact) Scarabs are amulets and impression seals shaped according to the eponymous beetles, which were widely popular throughout ancient Egypt. They survive in large numbers today, and through their inscriptions and typology, these artifacts prove to be ...
, popular amulets and impression seals in Ancient Egypt
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Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...
, the family of over 30,000 species of beetles, often called scarabs or scarab beetles
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Scarabaeus sacer
''Scarabaeus sacer'', common name sacred scarab, is the type species of the genus ''Scarabaeus'' and the family Scarabaeidae. This dung beetle is native of southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, and it was venerated in ancient Egypt.
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'', common name Sacred scarab, sacred to ancient Egyptians
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Scarab (comics), a number of different comic book characters
* ''Scarab'' (video game), a 1997 first-person shooter
* ''Scarab'', a fictional dinghy in Arthur Ransome's children's novel ''
The Picts and the Martyrs
''The Picts and the Martyrs'' is the eleventh book in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. It was published in 1943. This is the last completed book set in the Lake District and features the Blackett sisters, the Ama ...
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*'' The Scarab Murder Case'', a 1929 book
* "Scarab", a song by Northlane from '' Singularity'', 2013
* "Scarabs", a song by Karnivool from ''
Themata
The themes or (, , singular: , ) were the main military and administrative divisions of the middle Byzantine Empire. They were established in the mid-7th century in the aftermath of the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe and Muslim conqu ...
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* The Scarab, a fictional character from the adult animated series ''Fionna and Cake'', 2023
Businesses and organizations
* Scarab (constructor), defunct all-American sports car and open-wheel race car constructor
* Scarab (fraternity), an architectural fraternity at University of Illinois
* Scarab, the former name of the video game company
feelplus
Feelplus Inc. (株式会社フィールプラス Kabushiki gaisha Fiirupurasu) was a Japanese video game developer and a subsidiary of AQ Interactive. The studio was conceived by Microsoft Game Studios specifically to aid Mistwalker in video g ...
* Scarab Club, an artists' club, gallery, and studio in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
* Scarab Productions, a film, television and new media production company
* Scarabbean Senior Society, an organization at the University of Tennessee whose members are called "scarabs"
RAE Scarab
The RAE Scarab was a light single-engined single-seat parasol winged modification of the de Havilland Humming Bird, flying in the United Kingdom in 1932. Only one was built.
Development
The Aero Club of the Royal Aircraft Establishment built ...
, a 1932 British light aircraft
* Teledyne Ryan Scarab, a jet-powered reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the 1980s for sale to Egypt
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Warner Scarab
The Warner Scarab is an American seven-cylinder radial engine, radial aircraft engine, that was manufactured by the Warner Aircraft Corporation of Detroit, Michigan in 1928 through to the early 1940s. In military service the engine was designate ...
, an American seven-cylinder radial aircraft engine
Land vehicles and watercraft
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Scarab (boat)
Scarab is a brand of high performance power boats formerly owned by Wellcraft and currently by Rec Boat Holdings,''Scarab'' (rover), a 2010 robotic lunar rover prototype
* Scammell Scarab, a British 3-wheeled articulated lorry tractor unit produced 1948-1967
* Fiberfab Scarab STM (Sport Transport Module), an American 3-wheeled car
* Stout Scarab, a 1930–1940s American minivan
* Rover Scarab, a convertible
* Scarab compact road sweeper vehicle
Other uses
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Currency sign (generic)
The currency sign is a character used to denote an unspecified currency. It can be described as a circle the size of a lowercase character with four short radiating arms at 45° (NE), 135° (SE), 225° (SW) and 315° (NW). It is raised slightl ...
, sometimes known as scarab
* Scarab SS-21, NATO term for the Russian OTR-21 ''Tochka'' tactical ballistic missile
* "Scarab", a disc golf putter by
Infinite Discs
Infinite Discs is an American disc golf equipment retail company based in Logan, Utah. The company also maintains a disc golf scorekeeping app, a course directory, a round tracking website, and a line of discs.
History
The company was found ...