Stag beetle Male Stag beetle, Scientific name: Lucanus cervus
Males display their massive jaws to attract females and duel with their 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.
Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, UK.
Photo credit: © Mike McEnnerney / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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