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 ...

Their favourite indulgence is wood that gets infected with white rot. How would you identify a male and female stag beetle? Male stag beetles have large jaws and oversized mandibles that are used ...

A male stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) mounts a female from behind on a branch—once he squares off against other males, these insects can get down to mating. “Biologists refer to those as natural ...

These male stag beetles have developed some impressive mandibles (mouthparts) to win mates. Male stag beetles will battle it out with other males to demonstrate who is the largest and strongest and ...

After living five years underground as a juvenile, this adult male stag beetle only has a few weeks to find a mate. Not only does he have to find a female, but he also must fend off other males in ...

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 ...

Combat between two male stag beetles, Italy, 2022 During the mating season, male stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) go into a frenzy, with lively but harmless clashes, in which bigger males often have ...

Russia’s Svetlana Ivanenko scooped the overall prize and the insects category with her cinematic shot named “Clash of the Titans,” featuring two male stag beetles locked in a ferocious fight ...

Insects can be creepy, promiscuous or murderous – but they are rarely dull. The stag beetle male – Europe’s largest beetle has huge jaws known as antlers designed for prising mating pairs apart. This ...

They are also used for medicinal purposes. The name of the stag beetle has been derived from the distinctive mandibles that are found on the male ones, resembling an antler of stags. The male stag ...

A single stag beetle can cost up to Rs. 75 lakh, making it one of the priciest insects globally. This insect is not only rare but is also considered a symbol of good luck, with some believing that ...