Distribution: Pacific Northwest, California and southern British Columbia Habitat: Woodlands, forests, gardens Creepy fascination: Stag beetles are popular pets in Japan. The world's largest stag ...

Flying haphazardly through the air on a balmy summer day, the male stag beetle is in a hurry to find a mate. Find out how he puts his spectacular antler-like jaws to use, why this species needs ...

O ne of the world’s most expensive insects is stag beetles, which can easily cost up to crores. As bizarre as this sounds, it is quite true that people across the world are ready to shell out an ...

This is a purple form but the golden stag beetle’s colour ranges from red/golden-red to near-black. Found in eastern NSW, ACT, Victoria and Tasmania, like other Lamprima it breeds in decaying logs, ...

Lead researcher Jana Goyens explains how they solved the mystery of stag beetles powerful jaws Researchers have staged stag beetle battles to solve the mystery of how the male beetles bite so hard.

The mandibles of the male stag beetle resemble a stag's antlers, and he uses them in combat to compete for mating opportunities during the breeding season. According to the Natural History Museum ...

Occurred on June 7, 2022 / Belarus Info from Licensor: "Lucanus cervus, the European stag beetle, is one of the best-known species of stag beetle (family Lucanidae) in Western Europe. Now there is ...

It's National Insect Week in the UK and the conservation charity, People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), is looking for Citizen Scientists to take part in its annual survey to record sightings ...