Stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, larvae burrowing in dead ash tree making network of tunnels and C-shaped chambers, possible mature instar

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Location: Vigo, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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