Stag beetle Male Stag beetle, Scientific name: Lucanus cervus
RMID:Image ID:2G6M223
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Mike McEnnerney / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2G6M223File size:
68.7 MB (2.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 June 2021Location:
Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, UK.More information:
Males display their massive jaws to attract females and duel with their rivals.The larvae depend on old trees and rotting wood to live in and feed on, and it can take up to six years to develop before they pupate and turn into adults. The adults have a much shorter lifespan: they emerge in May with the sole purpose of mating, and die in August once the eggs have been laid in a suitable piece of decaying wood.