Why was a scarab beetle buried with a mummy?
The scarab was an amulet or lucky charm placed on the heart to protect it on its journey to the afterlife.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Beetles

Family
Melolonthidae

Genus
Phyllotocus

Species
Two-tone nectar scarab beetle (Phyllotocus macleayi)