Sentence:  And then there are <WSD>dung beetles</WSD>, feces-eaters extraordinaire. The sacred dung scarab of Egypt symbolized resurrection and immortality, explaining why the ancient Egyptians often placed these beetles in tombs with the dead and why they painted <WSD>dung beetle</WSD> figures on their sarcophagi. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies (ver=190226) and (ver=190226), noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.