DESCRIPTION: Andrew's dune scarab beetles are a golden-brown color, covered with long, pale, fine hairs and ranging in length from 13 to 18 millimeters. These beetles have well-developed flight wings ...

For no more than 30 minutes an evening, Andrew's dune scarab beetles emerge from the sands of the Algodones Dunes in southeastern California. In the fading twilight, between February and May, they ...

The scarab, made from reddish-brown carnelian stone, is estimated to be 2,800 years old and of Assyrian or Babylonian origin. The front is carved in the shape of a beetle, and the back has ...