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The ancient scarab is also the Egyptian symbol for the astrological symbol, cancer. These little critters are supposedly extinct, but you can see their resemblance in their cousins, the Japanese beetle, and other hard-shelled bugs.
Swarms of these creatures cast in clay, cut into stone, or drawn on papyrus come out of Egypt. Often there are heiroglyphics cut into their undersides. Very powerful charm to protect a soft heart from a harsh reality, should be carried or worn on a daily basis.