mackem 26,255 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I will certainly try,I walked down there earlier,saw none,saying that its a little cold,its normally the warmer humid summer nights when they seem to be everywhere They are like coppers,never around when you need one,in swarms when you dont Quote Link to post Share on other sites
donky7 9 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 but late.... but looks like 1 of the lesser stag beetles. the stag beetle has large ... the lesser has much smaller claws. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Excellent pix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pinchy 0 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) I came across this thread looking for a high resolution picture of 2 male stag beetles in the "Victory" pose. You are just So lucky!My moneys on it definitely being a Staggy, female, but it could be "Lesser" and we wouldn't know from the photo... I found a female stag beetle this summer, the first live stag I've ever seen. It feels natural to like them I don't really know why ';,,;' She flipped on her back trying to climb over my keyboard, I flipped her back over and after that point she stopped being cautious. Any movement or noise would make her go into a defensive position. It wasn't easy to get that photo, because the grippy legs kept getting stuck. Edited October 17, 2008 by Pinchy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeepster 0 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Quite a few years ago a pal of mine had a male that he kept as a pet for a while after finding it flying round his bedroom one night. It's party piece was to throw a matchbox over its back, which it would do if you rattled the matchbox between its pincers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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