Q: I found this critter one evening near an outdoor light at a feed store. It was banging into the light repeatedly. It didn’t hurt my skin when I picked it up and it didn’t try to bite me. What is ...

Different animals exhibit all kinds of different behaviors when searching for mates in the wilderness, but perhaps one of the most fascinating belongs to that of the male stag beetle. The stag beetle ...

This stag beetle has just weeks to find a mate before he dies. After living five years underground as a juvenile, this adult male stag beetle has only a few weeks to find a mate. Not only must he find ...

Although one of these beetles can give a good nip if mishandled, they are not aggressive and do not ordinarily pinch people. Like many horned or antlered mammals, the male beetles use their impressive ...

I was lucky to capture this close encounter between a male and female European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus). You can clearly ...

Appearance: Black or dark brown. Instead of its hard casing being as smooth as a polished car hood – like many beetle species – S. rugosum's body is covered with bumps, giving it a rugose appearance, ...

The Great Stag Hunt, run by People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), has been running for over 25 years. Native stag beetles – with the males’ iconic antler-like jaws – have sadly become extinct ...

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After living five years underground as a juvenile, this adult male stag beetle only has a few weeks to find a mate. Not only does he have to find a female, but he also must fend off other males in his ...