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Beetles

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Scarab (artifact) Scarabs were popular amulets and impression seals in ancient Egypt. They survive in large numbers and, through their inscriptions and typology, are an important source of information for archaeologists and historians of the ancient world. They ...
, popular amulets and impression seals in Ancient Egypt *
Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
, the family of over 30,000 species of beetles, often called scarabs or scarab beetles **''
Scarabaeus sacer ''Scarabaeus sacer'', common name sacred scarab, is the type species of dung beetles in its genus and the family Scarabaeidae. Taxonomy ''Scarabaeus sacer'' was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the st ...
'', common name Sacred scarab, sacred to ancient Egyptians


Arts, entertainment, and media

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Scarab (comics) Scarab, in comics, may refer to: * ''Scarab'' (Vertigo), a limited comic series * Scarab (Nedor Comics), a Golden Age comic character * Scarab (Awesome Comics), a member of the Re:Gex
, 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 ...
'' *'' The Scarab Murder Case'', a 1929 book * "Scarab", a song by Northlane from '' Singularity'', 2013 * "Scarabs", a song by Karnivool from '' Themata'', 2005


Businesses and organisations

* 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 *
Scarab Club The Scarab Club (commonly referred to as ''Historic Scarab Club of Detroit'') is an artists' club, gallery, and studio in the Cultural Center Historic District of Detroit, Michigan, located at 217 Farnsworth Street, near the Detroit Institute ...
, 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"


Places

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Scarab Bluff Scarab Bluff is a bluff north of Giza Peak overlooking Fossil Bluff hut on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica. A small plateau above the bluff contains a permanent melt pool which is a designated biological research site. Named by Unit ...
, Alexander Island, Antarctica *
Scarab Peak Scarab Peak () is a prominent peak, 3,160 m, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Frustum in the southeast end of Tobin Mesa, the Mesa Range The Mesa Range () is a range of flat-topped mesas comprising the Sheehan, ...
, Victoria Land, Antarctica


Transportation


Aircraft

* RAE Scarab, a 1932 British light aircraft *
Teledyne Ryan Scarab The Teledyne Ryan Model 324 Scarab is a jet-powered reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the 1980s for sale to Egypt. The Scarab is a medium-range reconnaissance asset, similar in operational concept to the old Ryan FireFly UAVs, ...
, a jet-powered reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the 1980s for sale to Egypt *
Warner Scarab The Warner Scarab is an American seven-cylinder 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 designated R-420. Va ...
, 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 The Scammell Scarab is a British 3-wheeled tractor unit produced by the truck manufacturer Scammell between 1948 and 1967. These vehicles are often known as "Snub-nose Trucks" or "Snub-nose Lorries" because of the round hood in front of the cab ...
, 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 * Scarab compact road sweeper vehicle


Other uses

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Currency sign (typography) 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 slight ...
¤ 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 founded ...


See also

* ''Scarabaeus'' (video game) *
WebScarab WebScarab is a web security application testing tool. It serves as a proxy that intercepts and allows people to alter web browser web requests (both HTTP and HTTPS) and web server replies. WebScarab also may record traffic for further review. ...
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