Scarab Beetle - silver-plated - symbol of rebirth and powerSilver plated cast Egyptian beetle. The Egyptians observed these beetles suddenly appearing on a pile of dung and believed them to incarnate spontaneously from Spirit. Dung Beetles are born in the dung and make their way to the surface seeming to appear out of thin air. They also saw beetles rolling balls of dung across the land and burying it and believed them to be gods in charge of life and death (not to mention excrement). The dung beetles were